# Accident 20120824018869A: Aeronca 11AC, Comfort, TX, August 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Comfort, TX
- Airport: Comfort Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9289° N, 98.9403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9289&lon=-98.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9771E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9771E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA595](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA595) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120824018869A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA595](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA595), Aug 24, 2012: Aeronca 11AC (N9771E), Comfort, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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