# NTSB LAX70DUJ23: Aeronca 11AC, N3439G, Tucson, AZ, April 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1970
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1714  70/4/10    TUCSON,ARIZ         AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 155
        TIME - 1715                    N3439G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT BEING TAXIED TO PARKING PSN.HIT RUDDER,ELEVATOR AND FLAP OF CESSNA N5291U. GRAVEL TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3439G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3439G-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 11AC-1326, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (registry code 0191102) (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: Freeway

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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