# NTSB DEN67D0241: Aeronca L-16, N4956V, Littleton, CO, April 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1967
- Place: Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
- Location: 39.5904° N, 105.0201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littleton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5904&lon=-105.0201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0241
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0241

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0995   67/4/1    LITTLETON,COLO      AERONCA L-16        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2515
        TIME - 1345                    N4956V              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4956V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4956V-1969-01-21), registration cancelled 1969-01-21, S/N 47-851 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L-16
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbine

## Other investigations on N4956V (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 DEN65F0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0034), Mar 7, 1965: Aeronca 7AC (N4956V), Littleton, CO, 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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