# NTSB SEA69A0059: Aeronca 7AC, N85071, Snohomish, WA, June 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1969
- Place: Snohomish, WA · SNOHOMISH, WA
- Location: 47.9289° N, 122.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snohomish, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9289&lon=-122.0927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69A0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0059

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1185   69/6/2    SNOHOMISH,WASH      STINSON 108-1       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 155
        TIME - 1825                    N9060K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SNOHOMISH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- N9060K OVERTOOK N85071,COLLIDING WITH L SIDE OF EMPENNAGE FROM THE REAR.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1185   69/6/2    SNOHOMISH,WASH      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1825                    N85071              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 58, 17000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            HOURS, 12000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SNOHOMISH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT.WITNESS REPORTED BOTH ACFT ON FIRE AFTER COLLISION.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N85071](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85071-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 7AC-3798, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Snohomish

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9060K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9060K-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 108-2060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Snohomish

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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