# NTSB DEN74DTE38: Aeronca L-3, N49112, Stratton, CO, December 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1973
- Place: Stratton, CO · STRATTON, CO
- Location: 39.3029° N, 102.6035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3029&lon=-102.6035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3809  73/12/14 NR.STRATTON,COLO      AERONCA L-3         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5000
        TIME - 0820                    N49112              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         STRATTON,COLO               STRATTON,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-SLIPPED IN BOARDING ACFT,FELL TO GRND.
        REMARKS- ACFT TOOK OFF UNMANNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49112](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49112-1974-02-13), registration cancelled 1974-02-13, S/N 058B6512, built 1942 (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: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731214040839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731214040839A), Dec 14, 1973: Aronca O58B, Stratton, CO, Destroyed. Acft took off unmanned. Pilot-slipped in boarding acft,fell to grnd.

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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