- Date
- July 18, 1989, 18:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Gueydan, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N84865Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890718023009A
- Case key
- 22899
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent spin entry at pattern altitude which resulted in ground collision.
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.
Loss of control - in flight
Stall/spin - uncontrolledCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84865
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-3584
- Airframe hours
- 5,277
- Engine
- Continental A65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lejeune Darryle B.
- Registered owner
- Lejeume, Darryle B
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1988
- Departed
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · B45 Airstrip
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 235° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N84865 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.