Aeronca 7GCB N9939Y
17 August 1970 · Sturgis, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1970 at about 01:00 local time, a Aeronca 7GCB registered N9939Y was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Sturgis, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sturgis, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sturgis
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7GCB
- Registration
- N9939Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-3514
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
STOLEN ACFT.FOUND APRX 1000FT FRM RWY.INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1970 | Aeronca 7BCM | Decatur, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 8 Sep 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
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| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |