# NTSB UNK64X3441: Aeronca 7AC, N81939, Newberry, SC, August 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1964
- Place: Newberry, SC · NEWBERRY, SC
- Location: 34.2823° N, 81.6015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberry, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2823&lon=-81.6015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3441
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3441

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2514  64/8/17    NEWBERRY SC         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N81939              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81939](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81939), registered now, S/N 7AC-564, 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

## Other investigations on N81939 (2)

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 MIA76FKG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG21), Sep 1, 1975: Aeronca 7AC (N81939), Stone Mountain, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4154), Sep 26, 1964: Aeronca 7AC (N81939), Newberry, SC, destroyed

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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