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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 11AC · Comfort, TX · August 24, 2012

Date
August 24, 2012 · 11:00 local
Place
Comfort, TX
Airport
Comfort Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9771E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA595
Reported as
Aeronca 11AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
585 total5 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During a turn shortly after takeoff the aircraft descended rapidly and landed in a fenced corral area adjacent to the airfield. The aircraft was heavily damaged and the pilot received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A TURN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND LANDED IN A FENCED CORRAL AREA ADJACENT TO THE AIRFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.