# NTSB NYC65F0026: Aeronca 7AC, N4428E, Lindenhurst, NY, January 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1965
- Place: Lindenhurst, NY · LINDENHURST, NY
- Location: 40.6858° N, 73.3716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lindenhurst, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6858&lon=-73.3716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0203  65/1/25    LINDENHURST NY      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N4428E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4428E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4428E-1992-05-20), registration cancelled 1992-05-20, S/N 7AC7189 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zahns

## Other investigations on N4428E (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 NYC90LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA023), Oct 28, 1989: Aeronca 7AC (N4428E), Friendsville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT.

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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