# NTSB CHI78FEG18: Aeronca 11AC, N9636E, Lebanon, OH, September 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Place: Lebanon, OH · LEBANON, OH
- Location: 39.4256° N, 84.2132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4256&lon=-84.2132&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3555  78/9/23    LEBANON,OH          AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 155
        TIME - 1450                    N9636E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          XENIA,OH                    LEBANON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9636E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9636E), registered now, S/N 11AC-1277, 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780923028389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923028389A), Sep 23, 1978: Blanca 11AC, Lebanon, OH, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9636E (1)

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.

- [NTSB DIA69F0164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0164), Mar 23, 1969: Aeronca 11AC (N9636E), Frederick, MD, destroyed

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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