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FAA accident report · Aeronca 11AC · Ishpeming, MI · July 18, 2016

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Date
July 18, 2016 · 08:08 local
Place
Ishpeming, MI
Airport
Honkala (Pvt)
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N85893
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16FA269
Reported as
Aeronca 11AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N85893Registration cancelled Jan 31, 2017 · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC-277 · Built 1946Airframe modelAeronca 11ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 18, 2016 at 2008 eastern daylight time, an Aeronca 11AC aircraft, N85893, registered to a student pilot and operated by a certificated flight instructor, was destroyed when it lost power, stalled and spun to the ground while maneuvering in the pattern at a private grass strip. Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and his passenger received fatal injuries. The local flight originated from the Honkala private grass strip at approximately 1950 eastern daylight time.

According to a witness the aircraft was maneuvering at approximately 150 ft AGL and the engine failed. The aircraft made an immediate turn toward the landing runway, stalled, and spun straight in to the ground, fatally injuring both the pilot and passenger.

Weather report at ksaw airport at 2355 UTC was: wind 050 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear, temp 62 dew point 50 and altimeter 3017.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 18, 2016 AT 2008 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERONCA 11AC AIRCRAFT, N85893, REGISTERED TO A STUDENT PILOT AND OPERATED BY A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT LOST POWER, STALLED AND SPUN TO THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE PATTERN AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE HONKALA PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 1950 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

ACCORDING TO A WITNESS THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT AGL AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN IMMEDIATE TURN TOWARD THE LANDING RUNWAY, STALLED, AND SPUN STRAIGHT IN TO THE GROUND, FATALLY INJURING BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

WEATHER REPORT AT KSAW AIRPORT AT 2355 UTC WAS: WIND 050 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP 62 DEW POINT 50 AND ALTIMETER 3017.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN16FA269Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportIshpeming, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing while turning from base to final at a low altitude, which resulted in the airplane's wing exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic…Jul 19, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N85893 · 1

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

Incident 19790624016289ILevel Off Touchdown · Independence, IAPilot ballooned, landed hard, bent the gear.Jun 24, 1979 · Minor damage