# NTSB UNK64X2809: Aeronca 7AC, N83843, Chiniak Afs, AK, July 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1964
- Place: Chiniak Afs, AK · CHINIAK AFS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2809
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2809

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2060  64/7/13    CHINIAK AFS ALAS    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2000
        TIME - 1845                    N83843              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINIAK AFS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT PROPPED ENGINE WITH AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83843](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83843-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N 7AC-2524, built 1947 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chiniak Afs

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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