- Date
- August 5, 1984, 15:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place
- Monon, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23958Aeronca 65-LA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840805040299A
- Case key
- 12725
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Analysis
The plt stated that after he had landed, he shut off the fuel valve & was going to put the acft in the hangar then decided to fly a little more. He took off, but forgot to turn on the fuel switch. After climbing aprx 150 ft, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during a forced landing in a corn field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23958
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-LA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- L-6129
- Airframe hours
- 1,890
- Engine
- Lycoming NOT REPORTED, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael L. Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 1983 · 70 hours before
- Airport
- 6I8 · Garwood Memorial
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 179 total · 25 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAF, 29 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N23958 · 1
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