# N86002: 1946 Aeronca 11AC, registration cancelled 2023-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, 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-421
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1957
- Last registry action: February 12, 2022
- Mode S code: ABD14A
- Location: [Bunn, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Bunn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9590° N, 78.2509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27508, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86002-2023-05-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ERA20LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA295), Aug 22, 2020: Aeronca 11AC (N86002), Nebo, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A leak in the main fuel tank that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## 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 20200822013149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200822013149A), Aug 22, 2020: Aeronca 11AC (N86002), Nebo, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot was ferrying the aircraft for the new owner who had recently purchased the aircraft. The trip was planned for two days starting from klhz (louisburg, NC)…
- [Incident 20120825021109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825021109I), Aug 25, 2012: Aeronca 11AC (N86002), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Upon landing, aircraft ground-looped and contacted PAPI lights causing minor damage to right horizontal stablilizer.

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