# Accident 19830528021549A: Aronca C3AERONCA, Ocean City, MD, May 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Airport: Ocean City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3506° N, 75.1299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3506&lon=-75.1299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16270, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16270-2013-08-06) (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: 1,084 total, 5 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528021549A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN TO THE GROUND FROM 150 FOOT ALTITUDE DURING TAKEOFF. A PREVIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL83LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA203), May 28, 1983: Aeronca C3 (N16270), Ocean City, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16270 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820613021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613021689A), Jun 13, 1982: Aronca C3AERONCA (N16270), Ocean City, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed shorlty after takeoff during marginal weather. Pilot throttled back 36HP engine for climb.

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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