# Accident 19800801034339A: Aronca C3AERONCA, Luray, IN, August 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Luray, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0712° N, 85.3669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luray, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0712&lon=-85.3669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16291, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca C-3 (registry code 0190302, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-c-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aeronca E113 series (registry code 01002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeronca-e113-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA C3AERONCA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 5 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801034339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD ADVANCED HEART DISEASE. NO FUEL EVIDENT AT ACCIDENT SCENE. INDICATES OUT OF FUEL. STRESS INCAPACITATION .

## 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 CHI80DA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA061), Aug 1, 1980: Aeronca C-3 (N16291), Luray, IN, substantial damage, 1 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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