# NTSB ANC81DA115: Aeronca 11AC, N86062, Haines, AK, September 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1981
- Place: Haines, AK · HAINES, AK
- Location: 59.2605° N, 135.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haines, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2605&lon=-135.4726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2837  81/9/20  NR.HAINES,AK          AERONCA 11AC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 213
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N86062              PX-  1  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HAINES,AK                   RETURN                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR MOOSE.RECOVERY DATE 6/12/82.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86062](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86062-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 11AC-484, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (registry code 0191102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810920080969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920080969A), Sep 20, 1981: Bbavia 11AC, Haines, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Departed on a relatively short cross country flight to look for moose. Became missing. No trace found.

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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