# NTSB MKC67F0376: Champion 7AC, N82838, Moose Lake, MN, December 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1966
- Place: Moose Lake, MN · MOOSE LAKE, MN
- Location: 46.4503° N, 92.7610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moose Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4503&lon=-92.7610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0376
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0376

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1063  66/12/26   MOOSE LAKE MINN     CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 365
        TIME - 1530                    N82838              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOOSE LAKE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS SPOTTING DEER IN WOODED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82838](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82838-1967-09-27), registration cancelled 1967-09-27, S/N 7AC-1488 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moose Lake Muni

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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