# NTSB MKC74AK055: Aeronca 7AC, N1864E, Colony, KS, March 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1974
- Place: Colony, KS · COLONY, KS
- Location: 38.0728° N, 95.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colony, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0728&lon=-95.3622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0661  74/3/28    COLONY,KANS         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 146
        TIME - 1700                    N1864E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAS,KANS                    IOLA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     150
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STEEP DNWND TURN AT LO ALT.INTENTIONS UNK.GUSTS TO 23KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1864E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1864E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5431, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740328010849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740328010849A), Mar 28, 1974: Blanca 7AC, Colony, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Steep dnwnd turn at lo alt. Intentions unk. Gusts to 23KTS.

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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