# NTSB ANC85LA161: Aeronca 11AC, N86090, Dillingham, AK, August 25, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 25, 1985, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Coordinates: 58.820354, -157.859634 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8204&lon=-157.8596&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC85LA161
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4551/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA161

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - wind information - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - improper use of procedure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT INTO THE ROLLOUT THE RIGHT WING LIFTED INTO THE AIR, VEERING THE PLANE TO THE RIGHT LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY INTO A GRAVEL PIT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86090](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86090), registered now, S/N 11AC-513, 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
- Serial number: 11AC513
- Airframe hours: 1538
- Engines: Continental A-78-8 75 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James L. Graity
- Registered owner: Agnes Ilutsik
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 13, 1985, 19 hours before
- Airport: DLG, Dillingham, runway 1, 6,404 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 398 total, 340 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DLG

## 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 19850825040389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850825040389A), Aug 25, 1985: Bbavia 11AC, Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll and veered off runway.

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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