# NTSB MKC67D0311: Aeronca 7AC, N85569, Prairie Farm, WI, November 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1966
- Place: Prairie Farm, WI · PRAIRIE FARM, WI
- Location: 45.2364° N, 91.9800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairie Farm, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2364&lon=-91.9800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0311

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3908  66/11/20   PRAIRIE FARM WIS    AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 240
        TIME - 0900                    N85569              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARMON BROS.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- FROST ON ACFT WINGS. WINGTIP STRUCK BRUSH AFTER TAKEOFF ON ROAD FAILED.AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85569](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85569-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 7AC-4311 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harmon Bros.

## Other investigations on N85569 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI73FEE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE66), Jun 17, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N85569), Streator, IL, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.