# NTSB SEA70FDA05: Aeronca 7DC, N84032, Wibaux, MT, March 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1970
- Place: Wibaux, MT · WIBAUX, MT
- Location: 46.9866° N, 104.1900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wibaux, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9866&lon=-104.1900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70FDA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FDA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1291  70/3/15    WIBAUX,MONT         AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2000
        TIME - 0930                    N84032              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAWSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WIBAUX,MONT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- GR STRUCK ICE RIDGE ON UNATTENDED STRIP. PLT MADE GO AROUND. FURTHER DAMAGE ON NEXT LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84032](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84032), registered now, S/N 7AC-2719, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (registry code 2110116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dawson

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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