# NTSB MKC71DCD07: Aeronca 7GC, N7535E, Cresco, IA, July 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1970
- Place: Cresco, IA · CRESCO, IA
- Location: 43.3717° N, 92.1163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cresco, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3717&lon=-92.1163&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2974  70/7/12    CRESCO,IOWA         AERONCA 7GC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1185
        TIME - 0730                    N7535E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STURTEVANT,WIS              RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LND IN OAT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7535E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7535E-1975-10-23), registration cancelled 1975-10-23, S/N 76C-7 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7GC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (registry code 21101N2) (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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