# NTSB MKC70DDD02: Aeronca 7EC, N4670E, Benedict, ND, January 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1970
- Place: Benedict, ND · BENEDICT, ND
- Location: 47.8301° N, 101.0843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benedict, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8301&lon=-101.0843&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DDD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0339  70/1/10    BENEDICT,N DAK      AERONCA 7EC         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 794
        TIME - 1430                    N4670E              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 329 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENEDICT,N DAK              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LND TO PICK UP FOX. FLD COVERED WITH 8 INCHES SNOW,INSUFFICIENT FOR T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4670E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4670E-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 7EC-18, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110120) (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

## Other investigations on N4670E (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC68D0600](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0600), May 17, 1968: Aeronca 7EC (N4670E), Benedict, ND, 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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