# N85893: 1946 Aeronca 11AC, registration cancelled 2017-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-277
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 10, 2015
- Last registry action: July 10, 2015
- Mode S code: ABC8BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Honkala Jamie R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HONKALA%20JAMIE%20R)
- Location: [Ishpeming, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ishpeming)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.4257° N, 87.7714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49849, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85893
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85893
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85893-2017-01-31

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

## 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 CEN16FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA269), Jul 19, 2016: Aeronca 11AC (N85893), Ishpeming, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing while turning from base to final at a low altitude, which resulted in the airplane's wing exceeding…

## 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 20160718009089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718009089A), Jul 18, 2016: Aeronca 11AC (N85893), Ishpeming, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On July 18, 2016 at 2008 eastern daylight time, an Aeronca 11AC aircraft, N85893, registered to a student pilot and operated by a certificated flight…
- [Incident 19790624016289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624016289I), Jun 24, 1979: Blanca 11AC (N85893), Independence, IA, Minor damage. Pilot ballooned, landed hard, bent the gear.

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