Aeronca 65C N23547
15 July 1980 · Ft.wayne, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1980 at about 19:41 local time, a Aeronca 65C registered N23547 was involved in an accident during in flight near Ft.wayne, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft.wayne, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 65C
- Registration
- N23547
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- New Haven, In → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
AIR INTAKE FOR HEAT MUFF ASSY TAPED OVER.MAIN FUEL LINE LOCATED ADJ HEAT MUFF-VAPOR LOCK.AUTO FUEL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1980 | Aeronca 65L | Pasadena, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1981 | Aeronca 65-TAL | West Olive, Michigan, United States | Omni Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Aeronca 65-TC | Plainwell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1979 | Aeronca 65-CA | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 May 1982 | Aeronca 65-TF | Staples, Minnesota, United States | Charles Zimmerman | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1982 | Aeronca 65-TC | Mira Loma, California, United States | Robert W. Hancock | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |