# NTSB LAX65F0080: Aeronca 11CC, N4109E, Lomita, CA, April 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1965
- Place: Lomita, CA · LOMITA, CA
- Location: 33.7933° N, 118.3175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lomita, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7933&lon=-118.3175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1626  65/4/11    LOMITA CALIF        AERONCA 11CC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1216                    N4109E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4109E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4109E-1971-01-20), registration cancelled 1971-01-20, S/N 11CC-18, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11CC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11CC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11cc) (registry code 0191110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Torrance

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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