# NTSB ANC69D0111: Aeronca 11BC, N4063E, Dillingham, AK, March 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1969
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0946   69/3/2    DILLINGHAM,ALAS     AERONCA 11BC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 500
        TIME - 1630                    N4063E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4063E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4063E-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 11BC151, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11BC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11BC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (registry code 0191106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dillingham

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.

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