# NTSB CHI79FA053: Aeronca 11AC, N9408E, Chippewa Falls, WI, June 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1979
- Place: Chippewa Falls, WI · CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI
- Location: 44.9347° N, 91.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chippewa Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9347&lon=-91.3892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3629  79/6/25    CHIPPEWA FALLS,WI   AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 511
        TIME - 1800                    N9408E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWE FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHIPPEWA FALLS,WI           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- VEGETABLE OIL BASE SUBSTANCE & PARTICULATE MATTER FOUND IN FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9408E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9408E-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 11AC-1045, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Bowe Farm

## 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 19790625056949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625056949A), Jun 25, 1979: Bbavia 11AC, Chippewa Falls, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The engine lost power on takeoff. The aircraft burned after landing. Fuel contamination found. Annual overdue.

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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