# NTSB SEA71FWD18: Aeronca 7AC, N1229E, Fircrest, WA, October 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1970
- Place: Fircrest, WA · FIRCREST, WA
- Location: 47.2307° N, 122.5157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fircrest, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2307&lon=-122.5157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FWD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FWD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4003  70/10/13 NR.FIRCREST,WASH      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 5010
        TIME - 1630                    N1229E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TACOMA,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- HIT PHONE CABLE ON NEARBY ISLE.CONT FLT TO DEST. FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1229E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1229E), registered now, S/N 7AC-4787, 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

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

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