# NTSB SEA68D0318: Aeronca 7AC, N2273E, Deer Park, WA, May 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1968
- Place: Deer Park, WA · DEER PARK, WA
- Location: 47.9642° N, 117.4398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Park, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9642&lon=-117.4398&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0318
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0318

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1371  68/5/11    DEER PARK,WASH      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2273E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- STRUCK ROAD SIGN,LNDG ON ROAD.3 INS OF BLADE TIP BROKE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2273E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2273E-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N 7AC-5847, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Park

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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