# Accident 19790819020379A: Aronca L3, Walnut Creek, CA, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 19:15 local time
- Place: Walnut Creek, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9027° N, 122.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walnut Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9027&lon=-122.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49110, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 0-58B (registry code 0191006, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA L3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 928 total, 18 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DDD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DDD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819020379A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK TREE DURING FORCED LANDING IN BASEBALL FIELD.

## 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 LAX79DDD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DDD36), Aug 19, 1979: Aeronca L-3 (N49110), Walnut Creek, CA, substantial damage

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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