# NTSB UNK64X2698: Aeronca L16, N1316V, Meriden, CT, July 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1964
- Place: Meriden, CT · MERIDEN, CT
- Location: 41.5368° N, 72.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meriden, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5368&lon=-72.7945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2698
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2698

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1977   64/7/7    MERIDEN CONN        AERONCA L16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 400
        TIME - 1845                    N1316V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARKHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-PSG S ARTIFICIAL LEG JAMMED RUDDER PEDAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1316V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1316V), registered now, S/N 7BCM-446, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L16
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Markham

## Other investigations on N1316V (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 GAA16CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA082), Dec 13, 2015: Aeronca 7BCM (N1316V), Reidsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of pitch control while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a collision with terrain, a left main landing gear collapse, and runway excursion.

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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