# NTSB MKC70AK040: Aeronca 7AC, N84969, Motley, MN, January 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1970
- Place: Motley, MN · MOTLEY, MN
- Location: 46.3348° N, 94.6428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Motley, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3348&lon=-94.6428&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70AK040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70AK040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0074  70/1/31  NR.MOTLEY,MINN        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 26, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N84969              PX-  1  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROGERS LAKE,MINN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-2/1/70.FOX OR DEER SPOTTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84969](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84969-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 7AC-3692, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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.

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