# NTSB CHI69A0085: Aeronca 11AC, N9674E, Alto, MI, April 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1969
- Place: Alto, MI · ALTO, MI
- Location: 42.8567° N, 85.3803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alto, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8567&lon=-85.3803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0773   69/4/7    ALTO,MICH           AERONCA 11AC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1917                    N9674E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWNSEND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PVT STRIP.35 FT HIGH WIRES OFF END OF 1500 FT RNWY.RNWY DOWN GRADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9674E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9674E-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 11AC-1317, built 1945 (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
- Airport: Townsend

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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