# NTSB UNK64X3157: Aeronca L16, N2044A, Buffalo, VA, August 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1964
- Place: Buffalo, VA · BUFFALO, VA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3157

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2297   64/8/1    BUFFALO VA          AERONCA L16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 175
        TIME - 1015                    N2044A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2044A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2044A-1964-10-26), registration cancelled 1964-10-26, S/N 7BCM-439 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L16
- Registry model: [Champion 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7bcm) (registry code 21101ML) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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