# Accident 19820523017979A: Aronca 65TF, Staples, MN, May 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1982, 12:10 local time
- Place: Staples, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3722° N, 94.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Staples, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3722&lon=-94.8152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31765, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31765-1983-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-TF (registry code 0190906, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 65TF
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4AC176D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FER18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523017979A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A STEEP TURN DURING LOW LEVEL SEARCH FOR DROWNING VICTIM. DIVED INTO TREES ON RIVER BANK.

## 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 CHI82FER18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER18), May 23, 1982: Aeronca 65-TF (N31765), Staples, MN, 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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