# NTSB NYC69D0102: Aeronca 65-CA, N36875, E.Brookfield, MA, June 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1968
- Place: E.Brookfield, MA · E.BROOKFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.2291° N, 72.0532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Brookfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2291&lon=-72.0532&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2206  68/6/18    E.BROOKFIELD,MASS   AERONCA 65-CA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 5000
        TIME - 1700                    N36875              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36875](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36875-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N CA18422, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-CA
- 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: 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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