# NTSB UNK65X0121: Aeronca L16A, N9653H, Jefferson, OH, October 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1964
- Place: Jefferson, OH · JEFFERSON, OH
- Location: 41.7384° N, 80.7688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7384&lon=-80.7688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3097   64/10/3   JEFFERSON OHIO      AERONCA L16A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 122
        TIME - 1505                    N9653H              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH HIGH WEEDS OFF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9653H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9653H-1969-05-05), registration cancelled 1969-05-05, S/N 7BCM-256 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L16A
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson

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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