# NTSB MKC65A0049: Aeronca 7BCM, N1172E, Stuart, NE, February 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1965
- Place: Stuart, NE · STUART, NE
- Location: 42.6008° N, 99.1405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuart, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6008&lon=-99.1405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0058  65/2/14  NR.STUART NEBR        AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 359
        TIME - 1110                    N1172E              PX-  1  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1172E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1172E-1965-03-24), registration cancelled 1965-03-24, S/N 7AC-4728 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM/CONV](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm-conv) (registry code 2110145) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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