# NTSB NYC74FGM21: Aeronca 65-LA, N26331, Mckean, PA, March 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1974
- Place: Mckean, PA · MCKEAN, PA
- Location: 41.9985° N, 80.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKean, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9985&lon=-80.1396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0720  74/3/15    MCKEAN,PA           AERONCA 65-LA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N26331              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAISLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCKEAN,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ON FINAL APCH PLT EXPD PARTIAL PWR FAILURE.LNDD IN OPEN FLD SHORT OF RWY.CARB HEAT FULL ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26331](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26331-2018-02-12), registration cancelled 2018-02-12, S/N L-7980, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-LA
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-LA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-la) (registry code 0190930) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waisley

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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