Aeronca L-16 N6040V
13 November 1971 · Lakeville, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 November 1971 at about 13:00 local time, a Aeronca L-16 registered N6040V, operated by CAP Sqdn 21009, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lakeville, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lakeville, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Airlake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca L-16
- Registration
- N6040V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- CAP Sqdn 21009
- Operating rule
- Civil Air Patrol
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Rosemount, Minn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3437
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L TAIL WHEEL SPRING NOT FOUND. WIND, GUSTING TO 24K, BLEW ACFT OVER AFTER IMPACT. FURTHER DMG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1970 | Aeronca L-16 | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | N.c.wing | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1973 | Aeronca L-16 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Georgia Wing C | No injuries | - |
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| 29 Sep 1968 | Aeronca L-16 | Slidell, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1967 | Aeronca L-16 | Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1967 | Aeronca L-16 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |