# NTSB MIA77FA055: Aeronca C3, N15733, Immokalee, FL, April 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1977
- Place: Immokalee, FL · IMMOKALEE, FL
- Location: 26.4240° N, 81.4216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Immokalee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4240&lon=-81.4216&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA055-201382

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0740  77/4/17    IMMOKALEE,FL        AERONCA C3          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1531                    N15733              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  62, 25600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMMOKALEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IMMOKALEE,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT AFTER TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15733](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15733), registered now, S/N A-633, built 1936 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA C3
- Registry model: [Aeronca C-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-c-3) (registry code 0190302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Aeronca E113 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeronca-e113-series) (registry code 01002, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Immokalee

## 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 19770417011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770417011989A), Apr 17, 1977: Aronca C3AERONCA, Immokalee, FL, Destroyed. Low pass over airport after takeoff

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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