# NTSB MKC72DTK14: Aeronca 7AC, N3731E, De Smet, SD, December 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1971
- Place: De Smet, SD · DE SMET, SD
- Location: 44.3861° N, 97.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Smet, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3861&lon=-97.5497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DTK14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DTK14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3739  71/12/28   DE SMET,S DAK       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 640
        TIME - 0800                    N3731E              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 630 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DE SMET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE PRESTON,S DAK          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SHOT FOX. STALLED WHILE LOOKING AT LDG SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3731E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3731E-2012-05-24), registration cancelled 2012-05-24, S/N 7AC-7022, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: De Smet

## Other investigations on N3731E (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 SEA84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA117), May 25, 1984: Aeronca 7BCM (N3731E), Ketchikan, AK, 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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