# Accident 19800715025129A: Wagner 65C, Ft Wayne, IN, July 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1980
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23547, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23547-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-C (registry code 0190920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAGNER 65C
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total, 891 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FET20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715025129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. OVERSHOT CHOSEN LANDING AREA. USED AUTO FUEL, TAPED OFF HEATER AIR INLET, CAUSING VAPOR LOCK.

## 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 CHI80FET20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET20), Jul 15, 1980: Aeronca 65C (N23547), Ft.Wayne, IN, 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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