CHI71DEG26

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 11AC · Gallipolis, OH · May 18, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 18, 1971
Place
Gallipolis, OH · GALLIPOLIS, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N86164Aeronca 11AC
Status
Completed · report January 19, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161508

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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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3-1710  71/5/18    GALLIPOLIS,OHIO     AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2130                    N86164              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 619 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLIA-MEIGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          XENIA,OHIO                  GALLIPOLIS,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- WHEEL LDG,VEERED 45DEG FRM RWY HDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N86164
Reported as
Aeronca 11AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gallia-Meigs

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.