# NTSB UNK64X1569: Aeronca 7AC, N84740, Fredericksburg, VA, May 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1964
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
- Location: 38.2993° N, 77.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2993&lon=-77.4867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1569
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1569

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0634   64/5/2    FREDERICKSBURG VA   AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29,
        TIME - 1818                    N84740              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LOW COMPRESSION-3 CYLINDERS EXTREMELY LOW.1 CYLINDER WAS ACCEPTABLE-98HOURS SINCE LAST INSPECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84740](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84740-1964-05-25), registration cancelled 1964-05-25, S/N 7AC-3452 (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: Shannon

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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