# NTSB SEA80FA012: Aeronca 65-CA, N31929, Mountain Home, ID, December 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1979
- Place: Mountain Home, ID · MOUNTAIN HOME, ID
- Location: 43.1316° N, 115.6973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1316&lon=-115.6973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2973   79/12/8   MOUNTAIN HOME,ID    AERONCA 65-CA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 289
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N31929              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MTN HOME MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MOUNTAIN HOME,ID           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PILOT URINE ALCOHOL .142%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31929](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31929-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N LB12111, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-CA
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-CA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (registry code 0190922) (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: Mtn Home Muni

## 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 19791208036089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208036089A), Dec 8, 1979: Wagner 65CA, Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft hit ground 1 mile from runway. Dark night, no lights in or on aircraft. Pilot had been drinking alcohol.

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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