# NTSB MIA68D0206: Aeronca 7BCM, N1720M, Sumter, SC, April 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1967
- Place: Sumter, SC · SUMTER, SC
- Location: 33.9204° N, 80.3415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sumter, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9204&lon=-80.3415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0206
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0206

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2870  67/4/19    SUMTER, SC          AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1211
        TIME - 1740                    N1720M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 354 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- PRACTICE FORCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1720M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- 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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