# NTSB MKC76FTK26: Aeronca 7AC, N85149, Philip, SD, May 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1976
- Place: Philip, SD · PHILIP, SD
- Location: 44.0409° N, 101.6648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philip, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0409&lon=-101.6648&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FTK26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2022  76/5/30    PHILIP,SD           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 183
        TIME - 1600                    N85149              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILIP,SD                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85149](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85149-2012-04-12), registration cancelled 2012-04-12, S/N 7AC-3880, built 1946 (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: Philip

## 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 19760530018129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760530018129A), May 30, 1976: Blanca 7AC, Philip, ND, 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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