- Date
- June 2, 1968
- Place
- Sutcliffe, NV · SUTCLIFFE, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2659EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110111
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1430 68/6/2 SUTCLIFFE,NEV AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 223 TIME - 1005 N2659E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- LDG ON COUNTRY ROAD DUE TO ODOR OF BURNING OIL. TAIL WHEEL BROKE OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2659E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2659ERegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2025 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental C85 series
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Other investigations on N2659E · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN25LA186Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportWestphalia, MIOn May 24, 2025, at 1300 eastern daylight time, an Aeronca 7AC, N2659E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Westphalia, Michigan. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB WPR11LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNovato, CAThe pilot's use of a non-vented fuel cap, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB OAK77DVG32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedColusa, CA