# Incident 20221017022879I: Aeronca 11AC, Biddeford, ME, October 17, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2022, 00:00 local time
- Place: Biddeford, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4387° N, 70.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biddeford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4387&lon=-70.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86012, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221017022879I

## Narrative

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

ON OR ABOUT 10/17/2022 A POSSIBLE UNREPORTED INCIDENT OCCURRED AT B19. ACCORDING TO WHITNESS STATEMENTS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN OFF-RUNWAY LANDING IN THE AREA SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND MAY HAVE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN MOVED INTO A HANGAR.

THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND WILL BE AMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION IS DISCOVERED.

## Other reports on N86012 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780729044439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729044439I), Jul 29, 1978: Bbavia 11AC (N86012), Shelby, NC, Minor damage. Pilot hand propped aircraft which was neither tied down nor chocked. Airplane escaped.

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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