# NTSB MKC66F0120: Aeronca 7DC, N2525E, Hill City, KS, July 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1965
- Place: Hill City, KS · HILL CITY, KS
- Location: 39.3687° N, 99.8405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hill City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3687&lon=-99.8405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1980  65/7/29  NR.HILL CITY KANS     AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0725                    N2525E              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 27, 2400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILL CITY MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  150                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2525E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hill City Mun

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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