NYC69D0353

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 65-C · Scranton, PA · March 16, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 16, 1969
Place
Scranton, PA · SCRANTON, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N22476Aeronca 65-C
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190866

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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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3-0489  69/3/16    SCRANTON,PA         AERONCA 65-C        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 150
        TIME - 1415                    N22476              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCRANTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N22476
Reported as
Aeronca 65-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Scranton

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.