# NTSB MKC66F0503: Aeronca 7AC, N2261E, Alcester, SD, March 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1966
- Place: Alcester, SD · ALCESTER, SD
- Location: 43.0297° N, 96.6259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alcester, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0297&lon=-96.6259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0503
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0503

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0284   66/3/1    ALCESTER S DAK      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N2261E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2261E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2261E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5835 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (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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