# NTSB CHI81FA044: Aeronca 65-TAL, N36878, West Olive, MI, April 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1981
- Place: West Olive, MI · WEST OLIVE, MI
- Location: 42.9214° N, 86.1464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Olive, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9214&lon=-86.1464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0530   81/4/9    WEST OLIVE,MI       AERONCA 65-TAL      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 600
        TIME - 1940                    N36878              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST OLIVE,MI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSTN FOUND IN FUEL VENT LN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36878](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36878-1982-08-07), registration cancelled 1982-08-07, S/N L1931TA, built 1931 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-TAL
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-TAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tal) (registry code 0190918) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Private

## 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 19810409015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409015759A), Apr 9, 1981: Aronca 65TAL, West Olive, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed during turn from downwind to base. Witnesses stated airplane was spinning.

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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