# NTSB LAX69D0256: Aeronca 7AC, N2559E, Rialto, CA, January 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1969
- Place: Rialto, CA · RIALTO, CA
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0256

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0416  69/1/27    RIALTO,CALIF        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 122
        TIME - 0930                    N2559E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIALTO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- R WING STRUCK FUEL TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2559E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2559E-2012-09-17), registration cancelled 2012-09-17, S/N 7AC-6142, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rialto

## Other investigations on N2559E (2)

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 OAK68F0349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0349), Apr 7, 1968: Aeronca 7AC (N2559E), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0924](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0924), Dec 5, 1964: Aeronca 7AC (N2559E), Rialto, CA, 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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