# NTSB NYC66F0543: Aeronca 7BCM, N4064A, Cumberland, MD, February 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1966
- Place: Cumberland, MD · CUMBERLAND, MD
- Location: 39.6517° N, 78.7579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cumberland, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6517&lon=-78.7579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0543
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0543

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0464  66/2/20    CUMBERLAND MD       AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 400
        TIME - 1420                    N4064A              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUMBERLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND OF 12 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4064A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4064A), registered now, S/N 7BCM-145, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cumberland

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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