- Date
- June 13, 1982, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ocean City, MD
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N16270Aeronca C-3
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820613021689A
- Case key
- 72073
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was observed taking off on runway 14 under a 700 ft ceiling. It climbed to about 100 ft AGL, and while still over the runway, it began a left turn and started losing altitude. The pilot reported that during the takeoff, he had throttled back and turned north. He stated that he noticed he was low and added power, but did not remember anything after that. He believed that the plane stalled and began to spin. The aircraft crashed in a marsh about 1/4 mile northeast of the airport. An examination of the engine revealed no preimpact malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16270
- Reported as
- Aeronca C-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 655
- Airframe hours
- 1,016
- Engine
- Aeronca E-113C, 45 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jehu D. Quillin III
- Registered owner
- Jehu D. Quillin III
- Departed
- N80 · Ocean City, MD
- Destination
- N80 · Ocean City, MD
- Airport
- N80 · Ocean City, runway 14, 3,700 × 0 ft, macadam
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,036 total · 4 in this make and model · 1,036 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 154 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SWAR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N16270 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.