# Accident 19890521012419A: Aronca 65TAC, Pryor, OK, May 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1989, 15:06 local time
- Place: Pryor, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2996° N, 95.3195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2996&lon=-95.3195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39304, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39304-1994-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-TAC (registry code 0190910, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 65TAC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012419A

## Narrative

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

MADE STEEP TURNS AND PULLUPS. ENGINE FALTER DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL. WENT INTO A SPIN AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW89LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA095), May 21, 1989: Aeronca 65-TAC (N39304), Pryor, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A LOW PASS OVER THE AIRPORT AFTER PULLING UP TO CLEAR WIRES WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

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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