# NTSB MKC67D0536: Champion 7DC, N4516E, Roosevelt, MN, February 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1967
- Place: Roosevelt, MN · ROOSEVELT, MN
- Location: 48.8070° N, 95.1010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roosevelt, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8070&lon=-95.1010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0536
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0536

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0552  67/2/21    ROOSEVELT,MINN      CHAMPION 7DC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N4516E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- DUE TO CARB.ICE PLT.LANDED IN FARM FIELD COVERED WITH LOOSE SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4516E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4516E), registered now, S/N 7DC-127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7DC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4516E (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 MKC70D0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0012), May 25, 1969: Aeronca 7DC (N4516E), Long Prairie, MN, substantial damage

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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