# NTSB MIA65F0052: Aeronca 65TC, N31345, Hazlehurst, GA, April 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1965
- Place: Hazlehurst, GA · HAZLEHURST, GA
- Location: 31.8641° N, 82.5993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazlehurst, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8641&lon=-82.5993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0170  65/4/10    HAZLEHURST GA       AERONCA 65TC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2000
        TIME - 1125                    N31345              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZLEHURST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENGINE MALFUNCTION WAS A POWER INTERRUPTION TYPEOF SHORT DURATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31345](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31345-1965-05-27), registration cancelled 1965-05-27, S/N L5080T, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65TC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tc) (registry code 0190902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hazlehurst

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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