# NTSB ANC70F0045: Aeronca S11CC, N4203E, Sutton, AK, September 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1969
- Place: Sutton, AK · SUTTON, AK
- Location: 61.7114° N, 148.8942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutton, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7114&lon=-148.8942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70F0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70F0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3987   69/9/7    SUTTON,ALAS         AERONCA S11CC       CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 272
        TIME - 1945                    N4203E              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAHNETA PASS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUTTON,ALAS                 SUTTON,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4203E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4203E-1970-06-08), registration cancelled 1970-06-08, S/N 11CC-99 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA S11CC
- Registry model: [Aeronca S11CC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s11cc) (registry code 0191112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tahneta Pass

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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