# NTSB CHI70DBM10: Aeronca 11AC, N86353, Niles, MI, April 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1970
- Place: Niles, MI · NILES, MI
- Location: 41.8345° N, 86.2479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niles, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8345&lon=-86.2479&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DBM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1664   70/4/5    NILES,MICH          AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 248
        TIME - 1130                    N86353              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  JERRY TYLER MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THREE OAKS,MICH             NILES,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED X-WIND,GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86353](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86353-2003-12-03), registration cancelled 2003-12-03, S/N 11AC-162, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Jerry Tyler Mem

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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