Aeronca 65-CA accident near Lonoke, AR
On June 10, 1996, an Aeronca 65-CA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lonoke, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 10, 1996
- Place
- Lonoke, AR
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 65-CA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.779°N, 91.889°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05953
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 10, 1996, at 1510 central daylight time, an Aeronca 65-CA, N36513, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following a loss of control near Lonoke, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was fatally injured. The aircraft was registered to and operated by a private owner under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Anderson's airstrip near Lonoke, Arkansas, an undetermined time before the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight and a flight plan was not filed. The accident aircraft was hangared at Anderson's airstrip. The pilot's wife told the investigator-in-charge that she did not know that the pilot was going to fly that day, but she stated that "he frequently flew unplanned flights." One witness reported seeing the accident aircraft "flying with another small airplane" immediately before the accident. Another witness reported that "I turned to my right and saw an airplane shoot straight up into the sky, up to about a hundred or a hundred and fifty feet, then it turned nose down and crashed into the water." This witness further stated that the accident airplane "came down in almost the same place where it went up." PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to FAA records, the pilot had approximately 1,659 hours of flight experience. The pilot's logbook indicates that he had received 1.4 hours of "orientation" flight training in the aircraft on February 29, 1996. Maintenance records indicate that the pilot had flown the aircraft for an estimated 42 hours from Februar
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
