# NTSB NYC71DHD45: Aeronca L-16A, N9432H, Pennington, NJ, April 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1971
- Place: Pennington, NJ · PENNINGTON, NJ
- Location: 40.3249° N, 74.7888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pennington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3249&lon=-74.7888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1186   71/4/4    PENNINGTON,NJ       AERONCA L-16A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 800
        TIME - 1745                    N9432H              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN PINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENNINGTON,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PAX FOOT CAUGHT AND JAMMED R RUDDER PEDAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9432H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L-16A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Twin Pines

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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