# NTSB NYC68F0144: Aeronca 65-C, N23927, Vincentown, NJ, August 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1967
- Place: Vincentown, NJ · VINCENTOWN, NJ
- Location: 39.9363° N, 74.7512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vincentown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9363&lon=-74.7512&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 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2745  67/8/20    VINCENTOWN,NJ       AERONCA 65-C        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N23927              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 323 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED LION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LEFT LDG GEAR AXLE BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23927](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23927-1999-11-04), registration cancelled 1999-11-04, S/N C-4979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-C
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-c) (registry code 0190920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Red Lion

## Other investigations on N23927 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL97LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA004), Oct 13, 1996: Aeronca 65-C (N23927), Angier, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Aeronca 65's pilots selection of the wrong taxi route, and his inadequate visual lookout during back taxi.

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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