# NTSB UNK65X1324: Aeronca 7AC, N82490, Teller, AK, January 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1965
- Place: Teller, AK · TELLER, AK
- Location: 65.2526° N, 166.3524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Teller, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.2526&lon=-166.3524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1324
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1324

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3950  65/1/21    TELLER ALAS         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 1000
        TIME - 1420                    N82490              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82490](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82490), registered now, S/N 7AC-1127 (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

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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