# NTSB UNK64X0996: Aeronca 7BCM, N2663E, Angle Lake, MN, March 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1964
- Place: Angle Lake, MN · ANGLE LAKE, MN
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0996
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0996

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0674  64/3/20    ANGLE LAKE MINN     AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1975
        TIME - 1700                    N2663E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2663E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2663E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6245, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA) (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

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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