# NTSB FTW68F0248: Aeronca 11AC, N3208E, Alvin, TX, March 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1967
- Place: Alvin, TX · ALVIN, TX
- Location: 29.4248° N, 95.2244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alvin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4248&lon=-95.2244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0248

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4830  67/3/16    ALVIN,TEX           AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 160
        TIME - 1130                    N3208E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEARLAND,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- REDUCED PWR TO PRACTICE STALLS,ENG QUIT,LNDD IN RICE FLD,HIT LEVEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3208E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3208E-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 11AC-1554, 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: Clover Fld

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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