# Accident 20190626008009A: Aeronca 65-C, Gilliam, LA, June 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2019, 10:50 local time
- Place: Gilliam, LA
- Airport: Gilliam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8406° N, 93.8347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8406&lon=-93.8347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-C (registry code 0190920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 85 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19TA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190626008009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXING AFTER LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP AIRMAN MADE A WIDE RIGHT TURN AND IMPACTED A SHORT , 4 FOOT, UTILITY POLE WITH THE LEFT WING

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CEN19TA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA196), Jun 26, 2019: Aeronca 65 C (N22173), Gilliam, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid a dark-colored utility pole while taxiing for takeoff.

## Other reports on N22173 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220905015719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220905015719I), Sep 5, 2022: Aeronca 65-C (N22173), Shreveport, LA, No damage. Pilot was making inbound turn for landing on runway 14 at 1200 feet when his engine sputtered and then stopped. Pilot managed to restart engine and it…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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