# NTSB MKC67F0330: Champion 7FC, N9034B, Forest Lake, MN, December 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1966
- Place: Forest Lake, MN · FOREST LAKE, MN
- Location: 45.2508° N, 92.9669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2508&lon=-92.9669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0330
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0330

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0894   66/12/3   FOREST LAKE MINN    CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 335
        TIME - 1435                    N9034B              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOURNEYS END
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT WAS DROPPING PROMOTIONAL OBJECTS DURING LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT.ACFT NOSED INTO FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9034B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9034B-1967-11-15), registration cancelled 1967-11-15, S/N 7FC130 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7fc) (registry code 2110124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Journeys End

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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