# NTSB MKC70F0152: Aeronca 7EC, N84432, Breckenridge, MN, June 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1969
- Place: Breckenridge, MN · BRECKENRIDGE, MN
- Location: 46.2659° N, 96.5846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breckenridge, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2659&lon=-96.5846&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0152
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0152

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2397   69/6/6    BRECKENRIDGE,MINN   AERONCA 7EC         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 509
        TIME - 2020                    N84432              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRECKENRIDGE,MINN           BRECKENRIDGE,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  150                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
        REMARKS- T/O FROM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84432](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84432-1976-05-27), registration cancelled 1976-05-27, S/N 7AC-3135 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110120) (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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