# NTSB MKC76DER61: Champion 7EC, N9861B, Fertile, MN, April 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1976
- Place: Fertile, MN · FERTILE, MN
- Location: 47.5307° N, 96.2816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fertile, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5307&lon=-96.2816&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0996  76/4/25    FERTILE,MN          CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 176
        TIME - 1915                    N9861B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FERTILE,MN                  CROOKSTON,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9861B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9861B-2018-05-21), registration cancelled 2018-05-21, S/N 7EC-653, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, 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 19760425010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760425010039A), Apr 25, 1976: Blanca 7EC, Fertile, MN, 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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