# NTSB CHI71DEG26: Aeronca 11AC, N86164, Gallipolis, OH, May 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1971
- Place: Gallipolis, OH · GALLIPOLIS, OH
- Location: 38.8201° N, 82.1910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallipolis, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8201&lon=-82.1910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86164-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 11AC-593, 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: Gallia-Meigs

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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