- Date
- February 27, 1982, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Weldon, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9361EAeronca 11AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820227013019I
- Case key
- 72987
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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
Pilot stated that while at cruise, the engine began running rough and a precautionary landing was executed. During the touchdown, the aircraft struck a bump disconnecting the steering springs. He then lost directional control, striking a tree and fence on the left side of the dirt road. However, witnesses reported that shortly before the airplane landed, ground personnel advised bystanders that an aircraft would be landing on the road. Witnesses further stated that the aircraft had landed on the road in the past to have maintenance performed at a local garage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9361E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11AC999
- Airframe hours
- 1,707
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Glenn A. Farr
- Registered owner
- Glenn A. Farr
- Destination
- Villa Grove, CO
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
- 70
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 5,700 total · 22 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.