# NTSB FTW79FPG54: Aeronca 11AC, N31959, Mountain Home, AR, June 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1979
- Place: Mountain Home, AR · MOUNTAIN HOME, AR
- Location: 36.3351° N, 92.3842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3351&lon=-92.3842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1289  79/6/17    MOUNTAIN HOME,AR    AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2000
        TIME - 1500                    N31959              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNTAIN HOME,AR            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31959](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31959-1982-07-22), registration cancelled 1982-07-22, S/N L12351, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-CA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (registry code 0190922) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790617011559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617011559A), Jun 17, 1979: Wagner 65CA, Mountain Home, AR, Destroyed. Made slow flight over field to drop balloons,stalled acft during a turn.

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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