# NTSB DEN66D0087: Aeronca L-16, N75064, Grants, NM, August 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1965
- Place: Grants, NM · GRANTS, NM
- Location: 35.1542° N, 107.8323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1542&lon=-107.8323&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2316  65/8/14    GRANTS N MEX        AERONCA L-16        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 211
        TIME - 0715                    N75064              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANTS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75064](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75064), registered now, S/N 48-509, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L-16
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7CCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ccm) (registry code 2110148) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grants

## Other investigations on N75064 (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 ATL90LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA131), Jun 7, 1990: Champion Aeronca 7CCM (N75064), Albany, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR OBSTACLES.

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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