# NTSB FTW70D0214: Aeronca 11AC, N9287E, Tulsa, OK, September 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1969
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0214
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0214

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3941   69/9/7    TULSA,OKLA          AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 130
        TIME - 1225                    N9287E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  TULSA,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9287E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown

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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