# NTSB MKC76DCJ05: Aeronca 7AC, N84555, Big Springs, NE, July 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1975
- Place: Big Springs, NE · BIG SPRINGS, NE
- Location: 41.0609° N, 102.0745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Springs, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0609&lon=-102.0745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1800  75/7/22    BIG SPRINGS,NE      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N84555              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARMSTRONG FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG SPRINGS,NE              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PLT BECAME AWARE OF WIRES,ATMTD GO UNDER,STRUCK TOP WIRE AND LWR WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84555](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84555), registered now, S/N 7AC-3264 (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&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Armstrong Field

## 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 19750722019079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750722019079A), Jul 22, 1975: Blanca 7HC, Big Springs, NE, Substantial damage. Plt became aware of wires,atmtd go under,struck top wire and lwr wire.

## Other investigations on N84555 (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 DEN75FTE63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE63), May 3, 1975: Aeronca 7AC (N84555), Ft.Collins, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2058), May 31, 1964: Aeronca 7AC (N84555), Appleton, WI, 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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