# NTSB OAK68F0349: Aeronca 7AC, N2559E, Coalinga, CA, April 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1968
- Place: Coalinga, CA · COALINGA, CA
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0349
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0349

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0877   68/4/7    COALINGA,CALIF      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 29, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N2559E              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COALINGA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CONCENTRATING ON SPOT LNDG.DAMAGED FUSELAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2559E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2559E-2012-09-17), registration cancelled 2012-09-17, S/N 7AC-6142, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (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
- Airport: Coalinga

## Other investigations on N2559E (2)

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 LAX69D0256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0256), Jan 27, 1969: Aeronca 7AC (N2559E), Rialto, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0924](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0924), Dec 5, 1964: Aeronca 7AC (N2559E), Rialto, CA, 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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