Aeronca L-16 N75371
28 May 1970 · Asheville, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1970 at about 10:45 local time, a Aeronca L-16 registered N75371, operated by N.c.wing, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Asheville, North Carolina, 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 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Asheville Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca L-16
- Registration
- N75371
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- N.c.wing
- Operating rule
- Civil Air Patrol
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2352
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
PLT STATED WIND GUSTED 90 DEG FROM L TO EST 15K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca L-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 1971 | Aeronca L-16 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | CAP Sqdn 21009 | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1968 | Aeronca L-16 | Slidell, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1973 | Aeronca L-16 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Georgia Wing C | 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 | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Aeronca L-16 | Muscle Shoals Ala, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |