# NTSB UNK65X0924: Aeronca 7AC, N2559E, Rialto, CA, December 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1964
- Place: Rialto, CA · RIALTO, CA
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0924
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0924

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3859   64/12/5   RIALTO CALIF        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2559E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORROW FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2559E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2559E-2012-09-17), registration cancelled 2012-09-17, S/N 7AC-6142, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (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
- Airport: Morrow Field

## Other investigations on N2559E (2)

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 LAX69D0256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0256), Jan 27, 1969: Aeronca 7AC (N2559E), Rialto, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68F0349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0349), Apr 7, 1968: Aeronca 7AC (N2559E), Coalinga, CA, 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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