# NTSB NYC68F0041: Aeronca 11CC, N4178E, Industry, PA, June 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1967
- Place: Industry, PA · INDUSTRY, PA
- Location: 40.6567° N, 80.4109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Industry, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6567&lon=-80.4109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2094  67/6/18    INDUSTRY,PA         AERONCA 11CC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 210
        TIME - 1705                    N4178E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- LANDED TO CHECK POSITION AND FUEL. OLEO FAILED AT ATTACHMENT FITTING WHERE IT WELDS TO FRAME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4178E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4178E), registered now, S/N 11CC-80, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11CC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11CC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11cc) (registry code 0191110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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