19890930037119A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aronca 65-TL · Beaver Falls, PA · September 30, 1989

Date
September 30, 1989 · 11:38 local
Place
Beaver Falls, PA
Airport
Beaver County Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N33890
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89FA221
Reported as
Aronca 65TL
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
12,855 total149 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew aircraft being restored without proper inspection or annual. Upper strut attach bolt missing. Wing folded up.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW AIRCRAFT BEING RESTORED WITHOUT PROPER INSPECTION OR ANNUAL. UPPER STRUT ATTACH BOLT MISSING. WING FOLDED UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.