# Accident 20120825018929A: Aeronca 11AC, Pacoima, CA, August 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2012, 11:52 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2647° N, 118.4211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2647&lon=-118.4211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9409E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9409E-2012-10-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825018929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH TO KWHP, 1600 FT ALTITUDE AT 1 MILE FROM RUNWAY. ONE HALF MILE FROM RUNWAY, AT 200 FT, WITNESSES STATE AIRCRAFT BANKS RIGHT, LOSES ALTITUDE QUICKLY AND CRASHES INTO BUSINESS PARKING LOT.

## 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 WPR12LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA367), Aug 25, 2012: Aeronca 11AC (N9409E), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power on approach for landing due to a combination of the low fuel level and fuel contamination.

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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