# NTSB SEA72AS047: Aeronca 7AC, N2218E, Mead, WA, April 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1972
- Place: Mead, WA · MEAD, WA
- Location: 47.7795° N, 117.3499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mead, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7795&lon=-117.3499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0684  72/4/22  NR.MEAD,WASH          AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 200
        TIME - 0735                    N2218E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MEAD,WASH                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLTS LOG BOOK CONTAINED NUMEROUS ENTRIES OF LOW LEVEL FLT AND ANIMAL SPOTTING.NO WITNESSES FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2218E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2218E-1973-06-14), registration cancelled 1973-06-14, S/N 7AC-5792 (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: Mead

## Other investigations on N2218E (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA69D0095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0095), Sep 2, 1968: Aeronca 7AC (N2218E), Tekoa, WA, substantial damage

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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