# NTSB UNK65X0107: Aeronca 7AC, N82859, Loyalton, CA, October 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1964
- Place: Loyalton, CA · LOYALTON, CA
- Location: 39.6769° N, 120.2448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loyalton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6769&lon=-120.2448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3089   64/10/1   LOYALTON CALIF      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 421
        TIME - 1550                    N82859              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82859](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82859-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 7AC-1509 (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

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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