# NTSB CHI69D0482: Aeronca L-3, N47002, Twinsburg, OH, January 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1969
- Place: Twinsburg, OH · TWINSBURG, OH
- Location: 41.3226° N, 81.4431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twinsburg, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3226&lon=-81.4431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0482
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0482

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0056   69/1/5    TWINSBURG,OHIO      AERONCA L-3         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43,
        TIME - 1530                    N47002              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  250 TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47002](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47002), registered now, S/N 058B-9263, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L-3
- Registry model: [Aeronca 0-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (registry code 0191006) (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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