Accident · 2005-05-13

NTSB case IAD05LA063 · Aeronca 65-TAC · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-05-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Aeronca 65-TAC (N36973)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: VALLEY AVIATION LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Valley Aviation

Probable cause

A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with the ground.

Source: NTSB case IAD05LA063

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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