# N85837: 1946 Aeronca 11AC, registration cancelled 2013-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aeronca 11AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (registry code 0191102)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-761](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-761), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11AC-247
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1955
- Last registry action: August 9, 2000
- Mode S code: ABC7F1
- Location: Victoria, Australia
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85837
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85837
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85837-2013-08-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aeronca 11AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA003), Oct 5, 1989: Aeronca 11AC (N85837), Penn Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. UNEVEN TERRAIN BESIDE THE RUNWAY WAS A FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19891005039479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005039479A), Oct 5, 1989: Bbavia 11AC (N85837), Rough And Ready, CA, Substantial damage. Ground looped the tail wheel aircraft on the landing roll.

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