# NTSB CHI69A0065: Aeronca 65-TAC, N36925, Shelbyville, IN, January 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1969
- Place: Shelbyville, IN · SHELBYVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.5466° N, 85.7768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5466&lon=-85.7768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0058  69/1/11    SHELBYVILLE,IND     AERONCA 65-TAC      CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1125
        TIME - 1345                    N36925              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBYVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- STALLED DURING LOW FLT HUNTING FOX.ACFT 30 LBS OVER WEIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36925](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36925-1970-12-29), registration cancelled 1970-12-29, S/N L2211TA, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-TAC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-TAC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tac) (registry code 0190910) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shelbyville

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.

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