- Date
- September 11, 1984, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Newbury, MA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N85819Aeronca 11AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840911047919A
- Case key
- 35367
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt had logged approximately 240 hrs of flying time. He was not certificated to carry pax. Witnesses stated that they observed the acft descend at a slow airspeed to an alt of 100 ft. the acft then made a steep bank turn to the right and impacted the ground in a steep nose low attitude. A private pilot witness said that the acft appeared to be on an approach to land on the beach when the turn was made & the acft spun about 1/2 turn before ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85819
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11AC-228
- Engine
- Continental A65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leslie T. Snow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 9, 1984
- Departed
- Methuen, MA
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 240 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BVY, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.