# NTSB NYC74AN016: Aeronca 11AC, N23518, Prospect, PA, August 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1973
- Place: Prospect, PA · PROSPECT, PA
- Location: 40.8992° N, 80.0486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospect, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8992&lon=-80.0486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1922  73/8/18    PROSPECT,PA         AERONCA 11AC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1725
        TIME - 1800                    N23518              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEADON STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT EITHER MAKING LOW PASS OR APCH TO STRIP. LOST CTL IN LOW L TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23518](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23518), registered now, S/N 4999, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-c) (registry code 0190920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beadon Strip

## 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 19730818027769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818027769A), Aug 18, 1973: Trytek 65C, Prospect, PA, Substantial damage. Acft either making low pass or apch to strip. Lost ctl in low l 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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