# NTSB FTW66D0535: Aeronca L-16A, N10449, Altus, OK, February 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1966
- Place: Altus, OK · ALTUS, OK
- Location: 34.6571° N, 99.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altus, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6571&lon=-99.3090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0535
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0535

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0311  66/2/26    ALTUS OKLA          AERONCA L-16A       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 750
        TIME - 1615                    N10449              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10449](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10449-1968-06-20), registration cancelled 1968-06-20, S/N 7BCM-433 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L-16A
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Altus

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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