# Accident 19890930037119A: Aronca 65TL, Beaver Falls, PA, September 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1989, 11:38 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7593° N, 80.3202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7593&lon=-80.3202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33890, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33890-1995-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-TL (registry code 0190908, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 65TL
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,855 total, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890930037119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC89FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA221), Sep 30, 1989: Aeronca 65TL (N33890), Beaver Falls, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT WING, REAR UPPER STRUT ATTACHMENT. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NOT INSTALLING THE RETAINING BOLT AND NUT.

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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