- Date
- May 13, 1973
- Place
- Gualala, CA · GUALALA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N22349Aeronca 65-LA
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730513014559A
- Case key
- 190607
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1120 73/5/13 GUALALA,CALIF AERONCA 65-LA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 4500 TIME - 1700 N22349 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEA RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MODESTO,CALIF GUALALA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- OVR SHOT ARPT,WG HIT CLIFF BFR DITCHING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22349
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-LA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sea Ranch
N22349Registration cancelled Oct 23, 2018 · Aeronca 65-LAAirframe modelAeronca 65-LAEngine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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