# NTSB NYC66F0276: Aeronca 57D, N4380E, Carlstadt, NJ, September 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1965
- Place: Carlstadt, NJ · CARLSTADT, NJ
- Location: 40.8275° N, 74.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlstadt, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8275&lon=-74.0616&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0276
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0276-175627

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2799  65/9/19    CARLSTADT NJ        AERONCA 57D         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N4380E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      43, 14245 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            245 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE FERRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4380E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4380E-1970-06-15), registration cancelled 1970-06-15, S/N 7DC-37 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 57D
- Registry model: [Aeronca S7CCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s7ccm) (registry code 2110114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Little Ferry

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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