# NTSB Accident FTW97FA099
> **Aeronca 65-TC** · 1997-02-03 · MORIARTY, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA099
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07396
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-02-03
- **Location:** MORIARTY, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.00003, -106.039848
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** 65-TC
- **Registration:** N31794
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maitain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors were gusty winds, turbulence, a high density altitude, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft.

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