# NTSB UNK65X0305: Aeronca 7AC, N84762, Floris, IA, October 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1964
- Place: Floris, IA · FLORIS, IA
- Location: 40.8645° N, 92.3326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Floris, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8645&lon=-92.3326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0305
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0305

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3240  64/10/17    FLORIS IOWA        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 105
        TIME - 1215                    N84762              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT LOOKING FOR LOST CATTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N84762 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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