- Date
- June 4, 1987, 19:15 local (Jun 5, 1987, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Inver Grove Hts, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4231EAeronca 11CC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870604018409A
- Case key
- 13772
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After a loss of power, aircraft stalled. Although power was regained, aircraft crashed approx. 10 feet east of a grass strip adjacent to the seaplane base. Inspection revealed no mechanical malfunction or engine problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4231E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11CC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11CC120
- Airframe hours
- 1,302
- Engine
- Continental C85 8F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Leo C. Reynolds
- Registered owner
- Leo C Reynolds
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1986
- Departed
- 09Y
- Airport
- 09Y · Wipline
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 86 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.