# Accident 20000712007979A: Aronca 65TC, Harris, NC, July 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Harris, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N29416, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-TC (registry code 0190902, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 65TC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000712007979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRPLANE DEPARTED NC 02 (BOOMERAND). AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, AND LANDED ON TREES NEAR A CREEK. AIRCRAFT HAD RUST PARTICLES IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA00LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA220), Jul 12, 2000: Aeronca 65-TC (N29416), Harris, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot while descending for a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due a blocked fuel line resulting in fuel…

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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