# NTSB MKC77FER20: Bellanca 7KCAB, N53726, Pine City, MN, February 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1977
- Place: Pine City, MN · PINE CITY, MN
- Location: 45.8410° N, 92.9665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine City, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8410&lon=-92.9665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FER20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0401  77/2/19    PINE CITY,MN        BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 391
        TIME - 1630                    N53726              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUSH CITY,MN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PATCHES OF SNOW, SIX TO EIGHT INCHES DEEP, ON LANDING FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53726](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53726), registered now, S/N 532-75, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (registry code 41500, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson Pvt Strip

## 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 19770219003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770219003529A), Feb 19, 1977: Blanca 7KCAB, Pine City, MN, Substantial damage. Patches of snow, six to eight inches deep, on landing field.

## Other investigations on N53726 (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 ATL85LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA114), Mar 11, 1985: Bellanca 7KCAB (N53726), Charleston, WV, 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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