# N85861: 1946 Aeronca 11AC, registration cancelled 2018-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-284
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1992
- Certificate issued: March 1, 2013
- Last registry action: March 1, 2013
- Mode S code: ABC854
- Owners when cancelled: [Monroe Paul E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONROE%20PAUL%20E), [Monroe Randy E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONROE%20RANDY%20E)
- Location: [Sparta, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Sparta)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1539° N, 85.7052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49345, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85861
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85861
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85861-2018-03-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20000714SH034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000714SH034), Jun 22, 2000: CLIP. SEPARATED. CONNECTOR CLIP PULLED OPEN ALLOWING STEERING SPRING TO COME LOOSE OF TAIL WHEEL STEERING HORN RESULTING IN A LOSS OF LEFT STEERING CONTROL. (X)

## 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 ATL00LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA067), Jun 23, 2000: Aeronca 11AC (N85861), Tylertown, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control due to separation of the tail-wheel spring assembly. A factor was the ditch which run adjacent to the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20000622014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000622014219A), Jun 22, 2000: Bbavia 11AC (N85861), Tylertown, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing roll out pilot reported a severe tail wheel shimmy followed by the a/c drifting to the right, full left rudder was applied with no…
- [Incident 19940309031849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940309031849I), Mar 9, 1994: Bbavia 11AC (N85861), Spearfish, SD, No damage. Pilot report gust of wind lifted a wing on landing. Lost control. Ground looped into a snowbank.

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