# NTSB FTW70F0302: Aeronca 65-TAC, N36845, Goldthwaite, TX, October 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1969
- Place: Goldthwaite, TX · GOLDTHWAITE, TX
- Location: 31.4508° N, 98.5735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldthwaite, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4508&lon=-98.5735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0302
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0302

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2778   69/10/5   GOLDTHWAITE,TEX     AERONCA 65-TAC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1245                    N36845              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 448 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COMMANCHE,TEX               COMMANCHE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG LOST POWER. LANDED ON ROAD DUE TO MUDDY FLDS FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN. R WG STRUCK FENCE POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36845](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36845-2017-05-22), registration cancelled 2017-05-22, S/N F1731-TA (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-TAC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-TAC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tac) (registry code 0190910) (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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