# NTSB SEA71FTI35: Champion 7AC, N84885, Belgrade, MT, June 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1971
- Place: Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FTI35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FTI35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1766   71/6/5    BELGRADE,MONT       CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N84885              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 39, 2993 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            505 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELGRADE,MONT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2950                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  5000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- SPRAYING CHAPMAN 24D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84885](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84885-1975-11-25), registration cancelled 1975-11-25, S/N 7AC-3604, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N84885 (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 SEA76FTI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI15), Oct 5, 1975: Aeronca 7AC (N84885), Bozeman, MT, destroyed

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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