# Accident 20140810012739A: Aeronca S11AC, Boulder Jujncti, WI, August 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Boulder Jujncti, WI
- Airport: Boulder Junction
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1375° N, 89.6461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1375&lon=-89.6461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4240E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4240E-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca S11AC (registry code 0191104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA S11AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810012739A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 10, 2014 AT 1100 LOCAL TIME AN AERONCA CHIEF, N4240E ON LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 5 AT BOULDER JUNCTION AIRPORT, BOULDER JUNCTION WISCONSIN VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT STRIKING SEVERAL TREES WITH THE RIGHT WING.THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT SLIDING INTO A TREE.

THE SPORT PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS LEFT LEG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

THE AIRCRAFT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN BEFORE IMPACT INTO THE TREE.

## 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 CEN14LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA431), Aug 10, 2014: Aeronca S11AC (N4240E), Boulder Junction, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper runway selection, which resulted in a tailwind landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

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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