# NTSB SEA67D0266: Aeronca 7AC, N2849E, Circle, MT, December 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1966
- Place: Circle, MT · CIRCLE, MT
- Location: 47.4177° N, 105.5870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circle, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4177&lon=-105.5870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0266
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0266

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4317  66/12/20   CIRCLE,MONT.        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N2849E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASSERS ARPT.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2849E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Massers Arpt.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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