# NTSB UNK64X4022: Aeronca 7EC, N4317C, Cavendish, ID, September 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1964
- Place: Cavendish, ID · CAVENDISH, ID
- Location: 46.5602° N, 116.4340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cavendish, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5602&lon=-116.4340&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2931  64/9/17    CAVENDISH ID        AERONCA 7EC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N4317C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSWIND OF 20 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4317C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4317C), registered now, S/N 7EC-318, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4317C (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 SEA67D0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0019), Jun 6, 1966: Champion 7EC (N4317C), Issoula, MT, substantial damage

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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