# NTSB OAK68D0041: Aeronca KC, N17485, Strathmore, CA, June 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1967
- Place: Strathmore, CA · STRATHMORE, CA
- Location: 36.1461° N, 119.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strathmore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1461&lon=-119.0643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1982  67/6/14    STRATHMORE, CALIF   AERONCA KC          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1040                    N17485              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ECKERT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           90                                                      200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT HEAVILY LOADED, STRUCK TREES AT END OF RNWY. TAILWIND 2 TO 5 KTS. TEMP 90 DEGREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17485](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17485-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N K-7 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA KC
- Registry model: [Aeronca KC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-kc) (registry code 0190204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eckert

## Other investigations on N17485 (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 OAK69F0297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0297), Apr 26, 1969: Aeronca KC (N17485), Five Points, CA, destroyed

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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