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NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7BCM · Truro Beach, MA · May 7, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 7, 1964
Place
Truro Beach, MA · TRURO BEACH, MA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N1145VAeronca 7BCM
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185043

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0372   64/5/7    TRURO BEACH MASS    AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1000
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1145V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- PILOTS BODY FOUND IN OCEAN AIRCRAFT MISSING

Aircraft

Registration
N1145V
Reported as
Aeronca 7BCM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.