# Accident 20090905049629A: Aeronca 11AC, Marshall, MI, September 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2009, 18:30 local time
- Place: Marshall, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 84.9633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-84.9633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3383E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3383E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 180 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA567](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA567) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090905049629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT DEPARTED MARSHALL BROOKS AIRFIELD.  DURING THE TAKEOFF HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD COME OUT OF THE OLEO STRUT.  HE LANDED IN A GRASS STRIP AND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT THE BROKEN GEAR LEG AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CEN09LA567](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA567), Sep 5, 2009: Aeronca 11AC (N3383E), Marshall, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main landing gear attach point.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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