# NTSB MKC75AK058: Aeronca 7BCM, N73634, Ogallala, NE, June 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1975
- Place: Ogallala, NE · OGALLALA, NE
- Location: 41.1296° N, 101.7207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogallala, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1296&lon=-101.7207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1680   75/6/1    OGALLALA,NE         AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 550
        TIME - 1335                    N73634              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGALLALA,NE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- CHANDELLE TYPE CLIMBING TURN FRM ABT 300FT AGL,FOLLOWED BY A LOOP.HIT GND DRG RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73634](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73634-1975-07-30), registration cancelled 1975-07-30, S/N 7BCM-166 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750601016429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750601016429A), Jun 1, 1975: Blanca 7BCM, Ogallala, NE, Destroyed. Chandelle type climbing turn frm abt 300FT AGL,followed by a loop. Hit gnd drg recovery.

## Other investigations on N73634 (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 MKC69D0460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0460), Jun 3, 1969: Champion 7BCM (N73634), Dakota City, 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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