# Accident 20160718009089A: Aeronca 11AC, Ishpeming, MI, July 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2016, 08:08 local time
- Place: Ishpeming, MI
- Airport: Honkala (Pvt)
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4111° N, 87.7686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4111&lon=-87.7686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85893, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85893-2017-01-31) (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 CEN16FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718009089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA269), Jul 19, 2016: Aeronca 11AC (N85893), Ishpeming, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N85893 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790624016289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624016289I), Jun 24, 1979: Blanca 11AC (N85893), Independence, IA, Minor damage. Pilot ballooned, landed hard, bent the gear.

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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