# NTSB SEA76FYI21: Aeronca 65C, N22116, Elmira, OR, June 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1976
- Place: Elmira, OR · ELMIRA, OR
- Location: 44.0715° N, 123.3571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmira, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0715&lon=-123.3571&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYI21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYI21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1613  76/6/26    ELMIRA,OR           AERONCA 65C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N22116              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROW-MAG AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELMIRA,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PINE NEEDLES & DEBRIS IN FUEL TANK.LOST PWR AT 50FT AGL.PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DRIFT LEFT INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22116](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22116), registered now, S/N C2208, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65C
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-c) (registry code 0190920) (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: Crow-Mag Airstrip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760626017019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626017019A), Jun 26, 1976: Trytek 65C, Elmira, OR, Substantial damage. Pine needles & debris in fuel tank. Lost pwr at 50FT AGL.plt allowed acft to drift left into trees.

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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