# NTSB MKC77FA040: Aeronca 7AC, N3702E, Grand Rapids, MN, September 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN · GRAND RAPIDS, MN
- Location: 47.2385° N, 93.5326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2385&lon=-93.5326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3720  77/9/18    GRAND RAPIDS,MN     AERONCA 7AC         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 414
        TIME - 1740                    N3702E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAY GOULD LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.SHARP PULL-UP OVR TREES.PLT BLOOD ALC0HOL LVL 102 MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3702E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3702E-2012-05-24), registration cancelled 2012-05-24, S/N 7AC-7005, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (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: Jay Gould Lake

## 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 19770918041029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918041029A), Sep 18, 1977: Blanca 7AC, Grand Rapids, MN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Float eqpd. Sharp pull-up ovr trees. Plt blood ALC0HOL lvl 102 mg .

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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