# NTSB MKC76DER81: Aeronca 7EC, N7592B, Olivia, MN, July 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1976
- Place: Olivia, MN · OLIVIA, MN
- Location: 44.7770° N, 94.9971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olivia, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7770&lon=-94.9971&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1979  76/7/19    OLIVIA,MN           AERONCA 7EC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1160
        TIME - 0930                    N7592B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOETZMAN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLIVIA,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- L WHEEL DROPPED INTO A BADGER HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7592B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7592B), registered now, S/N 7EC-619, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goetzman Farm

## 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 19760719023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719023519A), Jul 19, 1976: Blanca 7EC, Olivia, MN, Substantial damage. L wheel dropped into a badger hole.

## Other investigations on N7592B (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 CHI06CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA056), Dec 23, 2005: Champion 7EC (N7592B), Platteville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing. A factor was the snow bank the pilot encountered.

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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