# NTSB UNK64X0334: Aeronca L3, N49204, Silverbell, AZ, January 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1964
- Place: Silverbell, AZ · SILVERBELL, AZ
- Location: 32.3834° N, 111.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Bell, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3834&lon=-111.5007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0334
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0334

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0183  64/1/23    SILVERBELL ARIZ     AERONCA L3          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 1400
        TIME - 1700                    N49204              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGH CACTUS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49204](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49204-2025-04-05), registration cancelled 2025-04-05, S/N 058B4922 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L3
- Registry model: [Aeronca 0-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (registry code 0191006) (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

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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