# NTSB CHI65F0181: Aeronca 11-AC, N86023, Warsaw, IN, April 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1965
- Place: Warsaw, IN · WARSAW, IN
- Location: 41.2461° N, 85.8485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warsaw, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2461&lon=-85.8485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0181
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0181

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1058  65/4/11    WARSAW IND          AERONCA 11-AC       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 146
        TIME - 0915                    N86023              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARSAW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIRT AND WATER IN FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86023](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86023-2026-03-11), registration cancelled 2026-03-11, S/N 11AC-435, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11-AC
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warsaw

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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