# Accident 20240331003759A: Aeronca 11AC, Conyers, GA, March 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2024, 13:00 local time
- Place: Conyers, GA
- Airport: Whispering Pines
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7823° N, 83.9888° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7823&lon=-83.9888&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3420E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3420E) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,014 total, 51 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240331003759A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT OBSERVED AN INADEQUATE CLIMB RATE TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, HOWEVER HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO OVER-RUNNING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST IN A POND.  THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES AND FELT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THE GUSTING WINDS.

## 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 ERA24LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA183), Mar 31, 2024: Aeronca 11AC (N3420E), Conyers, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with shifting wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane using more runway than anticipated, an aborted takeoff, and subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was…

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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