# NTSB MKC73DCJ17: Aeronca 7FC, N7527E, Chadron, NE, August 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1972
- Place: Chadron, NE · CHADRON, NE
- Location: 42.8260° N, 103.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chadron, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8260&lon=-103.0025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3167  72/8/20    CHADRON,NEBR        AERONCA 7FC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 485
        TIME - 1800                    N7527E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHADRON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHADRON,NEBR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
        REMARKS- PLT HAND PROPPED ACFT. CARB THROTTLE CTL NOT ATTACHED TO THROTTLE ARM. HIT LIGHT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7527E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7527E-2000-04-04), registration cancelled 2000-04-04, S/N 7FC-239 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chadron Muni

## Other investigations on N7527E (2)

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 DEN83FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA077), Mar 11, 1983: Champion 7EC (N7527E), Wright, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MKC70F0259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0259), Nov 8, 1969: Champion 7FC (N7527E), Crawford, NE, 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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