# NTSB MKC69D0325: Aeronca 7AC, N3340E, Clitherall, MN, January 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1969
- Place: Clitherall, MN · CLITHERALL, MN
- Location: 46.2739° N, 95.6301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clitherall, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2739&lon=-95.6301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0325
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0325

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0128  69/1/17    CLITHERALL,MINN     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 220
        TIME - 1530                    N3340E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3340E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3340E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6790 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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