# Accident 20160703010559A: Aeronca 11AC, Frankenmuth, MI, July 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2016, 17:22 local time
- Place: Frankenmuth, MI
- Airport: Wm 'Tiny' Zehnder Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3150° N, 83.7053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3150&lon=-83.7053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86078, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86078-2018-03-30) (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: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703010559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN CORNFIELD SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. POST-CRASH FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN16FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA240), Jul 3, 2016: Aeronca 11AC (N86078), Frankenmuth, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons based on available information.

## Other reports on N86078 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840218011689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840218011689I), Feb 18, 1984: Bbavia 11AC (N86078), Roscommon, MI, Minor damage. Crashed on landing. Pilot and a witness claimed poor weather not a factor. Cause of crash not determined.
- [Accident 19740112002229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112002229A), Jan 12, 1974: Blanca 11AC (N86078), Charlotte, MI, Substantial damage. Carb heat duct fm r eng ex shroud disconnected and bkn off for some time. Lndd in snow 2-3FT drifts

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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