# NTSB MKC70AK055: Aeronca 7AC, N1883E, So.St.Paul, MN, April 11, 1970 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed - Date: April 11, 1970 - Place: So.St.Paul, MN · SO.ST.PAUL, MN - Location: 44.8880° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8880&lon=-93.0405&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor, 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 9, 1970 - Report: Brief approved by the director - NTSB case key (mKey): 140501 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70AK055 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70AK055 ## NTSB brief (aircraft 2) ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0449  70/4/11    SO.ST.PAUL,MINN     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,         TIME - 1330                    N9206X              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 2150 TOTAL HOURS,                                        DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            175 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT                                                                                                    RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           ST.CLOUD,MINN               MINNEAPOLIS,MINN         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: GO-AROUND         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT            PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT         FACTOR(S)            WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS            PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.         WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON         WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT         SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      25000         VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE           5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE         OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND           HAZE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES         TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES            40                                                       80         WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS            17                                                      VFR         TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN           NONE          SPECIAL DATA           SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.           CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE           TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES           ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN         REMARKS- CESSNA PLT TURNED L,AERONCA PLT TURNED R DURING ATTEMPT TO AVOID COLLISION. ``` ## NTSB brief (aircraft 1) ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0449  70/4/11    SO.ST.PAUL,MINN     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 478         TIME - 1330                    N1883E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  4                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           OSCEOLA,WIS                 SO.ST.PAUL,MINN         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: GO-AROUND         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT            PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT         FACTOR(S)            WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS         WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED         WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT         SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      25000         VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE           5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE         OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND           HAZE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES         TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES            40                                                       80         WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS            17                                                      VFR         TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN           NONE          SPECIAL DATA           SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.           CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE           TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES           ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED         REMARKS- NEITHER ACFT HAD OP RADIO.90 DEG X WIND VBL GUSTING TO 25K.PLTS LND OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS,SINGLE RWY ``` ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: N1883E (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Airport: Fleming ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N9206X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9206X-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N 18253606, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Airport: Fleming From the NTSB's public API. 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