# Accident 20100811040689A: Aeronca 11CC, Silver City, NM, August 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Grant County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6364° N, 108.1564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6364&lon=-108.1564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4546E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4546E-2013-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11CC (registry code 0191110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11CC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 677 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA475) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100811040689A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT PIC RECEIVED 1.1 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN THIS A/C AS TRANSITION TRAINING FROM PIC'S PREVIOUS HUSKY A/C.  ON TAKE OFF ROLL WINDS WERE GUSTING FROM VARIOUS DIRECTIONS AND PIC LOST CONTROL OF A/C THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT CAUSING A/C TO GROUND LOOP.  R/T GEAR COLLAPSED, RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK GROUND BENDING WING TIP UP INBOARD THREE RIBS.  R/T GEAR TORE HOLE IN BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE AS A/C PASSED OVER IT.  PROP STRUCK THE GROUND WITH TIPS BENT FORWARD.

## 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 CEN10LA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA475), Aug 11, 2010: Aeronca 11CC (N4546E), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff and the certificated flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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