# NTSB FTW74AF043: Aeronca 7BCM, N75068, Grainola, OK, December 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1973
- Place: Grainola, OK · GRAINOLA, OK
- Location: 36.9379° N, 96.6488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grainola, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9379&lon=-96.6488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3640  73/12/16   GRAINOLA,OKLA       AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 100
        TIME - 1530                    N75068              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARKANSAS CITY,KANS          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING.LO SPEED PASS OVR COYOTE.PLT TIME TO 3/72.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75068](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75068-1974-02-11), registration cancelled 1974-02-11, S/N 47-1099 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731216040409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731216040409A), Dec 16, 1973: Blanca 7BCM, Grainola, OK, Destroyed. Coyote hunting. Lo speed pass ovr coyote. Plt time to 3/72.

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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