# NTSB FTW77FRG40: Aeronca 65-CA, N31895, San Saba, TX, April 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1977
- Place: San Saba, TX · SAN SABA, TX
- Location: 31.1974° N, 98.7194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Saba, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1974&lon=-98.7194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0642  77/4/24    SAN SABA,TX         AERONCA 65-CA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 12040
        TIME - 1545                    N31895              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN SABA,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- FABRIC SEPARATED FROM UNDER WINDSHIELD AND TORE AFT TO EMPENNAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31895](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31895), registered now, S/N C11671, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-CA
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-CA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (registry code 0190922) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, 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 19770424009699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770424009699A), Apr 24, 1977: Trytek 65CA, San Saba, TX, Substantial damage. Fabric separated from under windshield and tore aft to empennage

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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