# NTSB MKC73DCQ35: Aeronca 7AC, N84055, Hunter, KS, June 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1973
- Place: Hunter, KS · HUNTER, KS
- Location: 39.2350° N, 98.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hunter, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2350&lon=-98.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCQ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1333   73/6/3    HUNTER,KANS         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 156
        TIME - 0830                    N84055              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELMAR HANNEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTER,KANS                 PATTENBURG,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT STRUCK TREE DRG DOWNWIND TAKEOFF CLIMB,SOD 1300FT RWY HAD UPSLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84055](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84055), registered now, S/N 7AC-2742, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM/CONV](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm-conv) (registry code 2110145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85-12F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (registry code 17125, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Delmar Hanneman

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730603013739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603013739A), Jun 3, 1973: Blanca 7AC, Hunter, KS, Substantial damage. Plt struck tree drg downwind takeoff climb,sod 1300FT rwy had upslope.

## Other investigations on N84055 (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 MKC86LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA172), Aug 17, 1986: Aeronca 7AC (N84055), Republic, MO, 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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