# NTSB DEN67D0224: Aeronca 11AC, N85862, Las Cruces, NM, February 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1967
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0224

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0402  67/2/11    LAS CRUCES,N MEX    AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N85862              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK PILE OF ASPHAULT CHUNKS 4 FEET HIGH,PILED OFF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85862](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85862), registered now, S/N 11AC-256 (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: University Arpt

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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