# NTSB MKC75DCQ55: Bellanca 7GCBC, N87069, Minneola, KS, June 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1975
- Place: Minneola, KS · MINNEOLA, KS
- Location: 37.4420° N, 100.0131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneola, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4420&lon=-100.0131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCQ55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1539  75/6/17    MINNEOLA,KS         BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N87069              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 3050 TOTAL HOURS, 18
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNEDY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUGUSTA,KS                  MINNEOLA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- POST PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY WEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87069](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87069-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 706-74, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kennedy

## 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 19750617014619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750617014619A), Jun 17, 1975: Blanca 7GCBC, Minneola, KS, Substantial damage. Post partially obscured by weeds.

## Other investigations on N87069 (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 MIA81DLA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA28), Jun 6, 1981: Bellanca 7GCBC (N87069), New Smyrna Bch, FL, 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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