# Accident 20160519009119A: Aeronca 11AC, Vinton, IA, May 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Vinton, IA
- Airport: Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2186° N, 92.0231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2186&lon=-92.0231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85871, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85871) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 69 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160519009119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR.

## 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 GAA16CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA257), May 19, 2016: Aeronca 11AC (N85871), Vinton, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.

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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