- Date
- May 13, 1984, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hamilton, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4081EAeronca 11BC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840513057619A
- Case key
- 21120
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
The acft stalled at 1500-2000 ft AGL and collided with a fence and the ground during recovery attempts. The plt said theacft was intentionally stalled but the spin was not expected. The acft was estimated to be aprx 47 lbs over max gross weight. The flt had lasted only about 15 minutes according to the passenger.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4081E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11BC170
- Airframe hours
- 1,170
- Engine
- Continental C85-8F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lambert W. Little, doing business as Box 807
- Registered owner
- Glen D. Lawson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1984 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- T21 · Hamilton, TX
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 924 total · 12 in this make and model · 850 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.