# Accident 19791208036089A: Wagner 65CA, Mountain Home, ID, December 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1979, 03:30 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, ID
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1316° N, 115.6973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1316&lon=-115.6973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31929, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31929-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-CA (registry code 0190922, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAGNER 65CA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 84 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208036089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT GROUND 1 MILE FROM RUNWAY. DARK NIGHT, NO LIGHTS IN OR ON AIRCRAFT. PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL.

## 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 SEA80FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA012), Dec 8, 1979: Aeronca 65-CA (N31929), Mountain Home, ID, substantial damage, 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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