# NTSB MKC66A0041: Aeronca 7CCM, N4475E, Dalton, MN, January 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1966
- Place: Dalton, MN · DALTON, MN
- Location: 46.1739° N, 95.9155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1739&lon=-95.9155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0141  66/1/22  NR.DALTON MINN        AERONCA 7CCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1455                    N4475E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 54, 2706 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4475E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4475E-1966-02-23), registration cancelled 1966-02-23, S/N 7CCM-107 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7CCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7CCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ccm) (registry code 2110110) (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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