# NTSB NYC65F0130: Aeronca 7BCM, N3927A, Fryeburg, ME, April 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1965
- Place: Fryeburg, ME · FRYEBURG, ME
- Location: 44.0201° N, 70.9720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fryeburg, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0201&lon=-70.9720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0569   65/4/4    FRYEBURG ME         AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 115
        TIME - 1000                    N3927A              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRYEBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3927A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3927A-1973-01-09), registration cancelled 1973-01-09, S/N 47-1042, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fryeburg

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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