# NTSB MKC72AK011: Aeronca 7BCM, N2772E, Shakopee, MN, August 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1971
- Place: Shakopee, MN · SHAKOPEE, MN
- Location: 44.7719° N, 93.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shakopee, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7719&lon=-93.4757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72AK011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4274   71/8/7  NR.SHAKOPEE,MINN      AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 297
        TIME - 1905                    N2772E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PICHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SHAKOPEE,MINN                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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED WHILE IN L TURN IN TRAFFIC PATN.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .11 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2772E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2772E-1972-04-10), registration cancelled 1972-04-10, S/N 7AC-6356 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Picha

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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