# NTSB MIA78DKJ61: Aeronca L3, N46748, Ozark, AL, July 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1978
- Place: Ozark, AL · OZARK, AL
- Location: 31.4591° N, 85.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4591&lon=-85.6405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKJ61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1720  78/7/18    OZARK,AL            AERONCA L3          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N46748              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKWELL AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OZARK,AL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N46748 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blackwell Airport

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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