# Accident 20101002048399A: Aeronca 11AC, Taylorsville, KY, October 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2010, 09:10 local time
- Place: Taylorsville, KY
- Airport: Mason Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0383° N, 85.3594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MASON VALLEY (3KY3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0383&lon=-85.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85888, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85888) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 854 total, 24 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101002048399A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 2, 2010 AERONCA 11AC N85888 WAS ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT  3KY3 N.W. OF TAYLORSVILLE, KY AND STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING APPROACH, INJURING THE PILOT AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LOUISVILLE KY AND RELEASED THE NEXT DAY.THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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