# NTSB CHI67D0313: Aeronca 11BC, N3948E, Kaukauna, WI, September 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1966
- Place: Kaukauna, WI · KAUKAUNA, WI
- Location: 44.2768° N, 88.2639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaukauna, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2768&lon=-88.2639&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0313
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0313

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3286  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3948E-2022-05-07), registration cancelled 2022-05-07, S/N 11BC-29, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11BC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11BC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (registry code 0191106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Zeeland

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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