# Accident 19730621016069A: Aronca L3, Riddle, OR, June 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1973
- Place: Riddle, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.9542° N, 123.3645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riddle, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9542&lon=-123.3645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48661 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA L3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 154 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73AS037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730621016069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED FROM PULL UP AFTER LOW PASS AT STRIP MINE.ABOUT 76 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT,DENS ALT 4700 FT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA73AS037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS037), Jun 21, 1973: Aeronca O-58B (N48661), Riddle, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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