CHI67D0313

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 11BC · Kaukauna, WI · September 23, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1966
Place
Kaukauna, WI · KAUKAUNA, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3948EAeronca 11BC
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120825

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3286  66/9/23    KAUKAUNA WIS        AERONCA 11BC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N3948E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN ZEELAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT PROPPED ENGINE.UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT STRUCK CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3948E
Reported as
Aeronca 11BC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Van Zeeland

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.