# Accident 20040704012099A: Amtr AERONCA, Wheatland, TX, July 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2004, 21:10 local time
- Place: Wheatland, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5650° N, 97.3081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5650&lon=-97.3081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6030T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6030T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca/Bubeck Irving BUBECK-AERONCA (registry code 2110111, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-bubeck-irving-bubeck-aeronca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AERONCA
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704012099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, ARRIVED OVER SPINKS AREA @ DUSK, COULD NOT DISTINGUISH AIRPORT, MADE OFF-FIELD LANDING. PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, POOR PLANNING INVOLVED, ARRIVED AFTER DUSK WITH NO LANDING LIGHT. DUE TO FIREWORKS DISPLAYS, PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT FIND RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN PASTURE, HIT PROPELLER ON UNKNOWN OBJECT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NICKS AND GOUGES IN PROPELLER, (REMOVED BY PILOT), SEVERAL TEARS IN THE FABRIC COVERING THE BELLY, AND ONE LARGE HOLE IN FABRIC, RIGHT WING JUST AFT OF REAR WING STRUT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED @ RIGHT LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND FIREWALL. AN 8 TO 10 INCH TEAR IN THE FIREWALL, (OBJECT UNKNOWN), RT SIDE.

## 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 FTW04LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA175), Jul 5, 2004: Aeronca/Bubeck Bubeck-Aeronca (N6030T), Burleson, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation for the flight. Contributing factors were the night visual conditions, and the lack of suitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N6030T (1)

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

- [Accident 20000317023499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000317023499A), Mar 17, 2000: Amtr AERONCA (N6030T), Cocoa, FL, Substantial damage. (-23)Instructional flight instructor had demonstrated several wheel landings. This was students first attempt. Approach at 70 mph was too fast. Upon touchdown,…

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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