# NTSB MKC76DER15: Aeronca 7AC, N85705, St George, MN, August 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: St George, MN · ST GEORGE, MN
- Location: 44.3894° N, 94.5325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint George, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3894&lon=-94.5325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2689   75/8/3    ST GEORGE,MN        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0700                    N85705              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        27, 5039 TOTAL HOURS, 88
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST GEORGE,MN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   24                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1015                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85705](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85705), registered now, S/N 7AC-4451, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (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 19750803023619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803023619A), Aug 3, 1975: Blanca 7BCM, St George, MN, Substantial damage. Acft hit pwr lines.

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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