# NTSB MIA66D0380: Aeronca L-16, N2555B, Clyattville, GA, December 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1965
- Place: Clyattville, GA · CLYATTVILLE, GA
- Location: 30.6815° N, 83.3109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clyattville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6815&lon=-83.3109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0380
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0380

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3663   65/12/5   CLYATTVILLE GA      AERONCA L-16        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 301
        TIME - 1215                    N2555B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2555B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2555B-1968-08-30), registration cancelled 1968-08-30, S/N 7BCM-484 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L-16
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (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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