# NTSB SEA74DTA29: Aeronca 7AC, N84439, Alzada, MT, June 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1974
- Place: Alzada, MT · ALZADA, MT
- Location: 45.0205° N, 104.4128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alzada, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0205&lon=-104.4128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DTA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1975  74/6/22    ALZADA,MONT         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 233
        TIME - 0730                    N84439              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NUNN RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         ALZADA,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84439](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84439-2012-11-13), registration cancelled 2012-11-13, S/N 7AC-3133, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nunn Ranch

## 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 19740622017279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622017279A), Jun 22, 1974: Blanca 7AC, Alzada, MT, 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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