Aeronca 65-TAL N36878
9 April 1981 · West Olive, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 April 1981 at about 19:40 local time, a Aeronca 65-TAL registered N36878, operated by Omni Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near West Olive, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Olive, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 65-TAL
- Registration
- N36878
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Omni Air
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0530
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
OBSTN FOUND IN FUEL VENT LN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1981 | Aeronca 65-TC | Plainwell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 15 Jul 1980 | Aeronca 65C | Ft.wayne, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1980 | Aeronca 65L | Pasadena, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Aeronca 65-LB | Auburn, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |