# NTSB MKC68F0303: Aeronca 65-TC, N31794, Langdon, ND, September 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1967
- Place: Langdon, ND · LANGDON, ND
- Location: 48.7622° N, 98.3753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langdon, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7622&lon=-98.3753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0303
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0303

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3567  67/9/25    LANGDON,N DAK       AERONCA 65-TC       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 197
        TIME - 1400                    N31794              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANGDON MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 35K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31794](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31794-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 6640T, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-TC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tc) (registry code 0190902) (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: Langdon Muni

## Other investigations on N31794 (1)

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 FTW97FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA099), Feb 3, 1997: Aeronca 65-TC (N31794), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maitain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors were gusty winds, turbulence, a high density altitude, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and…

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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