# NTSB MKC70F0167: Aeronca 7DC, N2049E, Dearborn, MO, July 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1969
- Place: Dearborn, MO · DEARBORN, MO
- Location: 39.5252° N, 94.7726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dearborn, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5252&lon=-94.7726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3355  69/7/31    DEARBORN,MO         AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N2049E              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 25, 1558 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            46 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEARBORN,MO                 FAUCETT,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 CYL EXH VALVE FOUND STUCK OPEN. PLT WAS CHECKING FLDS TO BE SPRAYED. NO SPRAY IN TKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2049E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2049E-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 7AC-5619, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2049E (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 DEN68D0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0026-201120), Jul 9, 1967: Aeronca 7AC (N2049E), Byers, CO, 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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