# NTSB MKC72DTK17: Aeronca 7BCM, N4256E, Huron, SD, January 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1972
- Place: Huron, SD · HURON, SD
- Location: 44.3623° N, 98.2096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3623&lon=-98.2096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DTK17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DTK17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1274   72/1/6    HURON,S DAK         AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 275
        TIME - 1230                    N4256E              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX FALLS,S DAK           HURON,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              37
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       28
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SKI-EQPD.FLIPPED OVR DRG TURN AROUND IN FLD ADJ TO ARPT.6-8IN SNOW ON GND.WIND GUSTING 34K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4256E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4256E), registered now, S/N 7BCM-264, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (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: Huron Muni

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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