# NTSB NYC66F0626: Aeronca 65-TAC, N36570, Moneta, VA, April 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1966
- Place: Moneta, VA · MONETA, VA
- Location: 37.1882° N, 79.6134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moneta, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1882&lon=-79.6134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0626
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0626

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0869  66/4/23    MONETA VA           AERONCA 65-TAC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 431
        TIME - 1330                    N36570              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH MTN. DAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIRT IN FUEL SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36570](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36570-2019-12-09), registration cancelled 2019-12-09, S/N C16721, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-TAC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-CA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (registry code 0190922) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Smith Mtn. Dam

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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