# NTSB UNK65X0493: Aeronca 65CA, N31392, Cameron, AZ, October 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1964
- Place: Cameron, AZ · CAMERON, AZ
- Location: 35.8532° N, 111.4286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8532&lon=-111.4286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0493

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0658  64/10/30   CAMERON ARIZ        AERONCA 65CA        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 28,
        TIME - 1230                    N31392              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  278 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31392](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31392-2012-02-25), registration cancelled 2012-02-25, S/N CA10600, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65CA
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-CA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (registry code 0190922) (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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