# NTSB MKC71FDQ22: Aeronca 7AC, N2968E, Edgemont, SD, December 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1970
- Place: Edgemont, SD · EDGEMONT, SD
- Location: 43.2974° N, 103.8323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgemont, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2974&lon=-103.8323&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4522  70/12/25   EDGEMONT,S DAK      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 183
        TIME - 1200                    N2968E              PX-  0  1  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EDGEMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDGEMONT,S DAK              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2968E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2968E-1972-01-25), registration cancelled 1972-01-25, S/N 7AC-6554, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Edgemont

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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