# NTSB UNK64X2945: Aeronca 7AC, N2216E, Elko, NV, July 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1964
- Place: Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2945
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2945

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2151  64/7/20    ELKO NEV            AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 33,
        TIME - 2235                    N2216E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  500 TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKO MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2216E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2216E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5790, 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
- Airport: Elko Mun

## Other investigations on N2216E (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 SEA93FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA029), Dec 5, 1992: Aeronca 7AC (N2216E), Medford, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM WIRES WHILE BUZZING.

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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