# NTSB SEA81FYK11: Aeronca KCA, N21023, Beatty, OR, July 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1981
- Place: Beatty, OR · BEATTY, OR
- Location: 42.4419° N, 121.2716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beatty, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4419&lon=-121.2716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYK11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYK11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2672   81/7/9  NR.BEATTY,OR          AERONCA KCA         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1530                    N21023              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FALLS,OR            BONANZA,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED NR SISTER'S HOME AFTER LOW PASS TO SIGNAL HER TO GO TO ARPT.D/A APRX 6800FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N21023 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA KCA
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810709040549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709040549A), Jul 9, 1981: Trytek KCA, Beatty, OR, Destroyed. Crashed on upslope of a hill after making a low pass over a residence.

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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