NYC67D0627

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca L-16 · Newburyport, MA · March 25, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 25, 1967
Place
Newburyport, MA · NEWBURYPORT, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1121Aeronca L-16
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117987

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0952  67/3/25    NEWBURYPORT,MASS    AERONCA L-16        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 260
        TIME - 1155                    N1121               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLUM ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N1121
Reported as
Aeronca L-16
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Plum Island

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.