# NTSB CHI80DA061: Aeronca C-3, N16291, Luray, IN, August 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1980
- Place: Luray, IN · LURAY, IN
- Location: 40.0712° N, 85.3669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luray, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0712&lon=-85.3669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DA061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1072   80/8/1    LURAY,IN            AERONCA C-3         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 2020
        TIME - 1230                    N16291              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETOWN,OH               OSHKOSH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16291](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16291), registered now, S/N A-668, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA C-3
- Registry model: [Aeronca C-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-c-3) (registry code 0190302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Aeronca E113 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeronca-e113-series) (registry code 01002, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800801034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801034339A), Aug 1, 1980: Aronca C3AERONCA, Luray, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot had advanced heart disease. No fuel evident at accident scene. Indicates out of fuel. Stress incapacitation .

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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