UNK65X0149

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca L-16 · Bee, NE · October 4, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 4, 1964
Place
Bee, NE · BEE, NE
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9041CAeronca L-16
Status
Completed · report January 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181762

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0737   64/10/4 NR.BEE NEBR           AERONCA L-16        CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N9041C              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE

Aircraft

Registration
N9041C
Reported as
Aeronca L-16
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.