# NTSB FTW73FPA16: Aeronca 11AC, N86311, Plano, TX, November 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1972
- Place: Plano, TX · PLANO, TX
- Location: 33.0198° N, 96.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-96.6989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3664   72/11/1   PLANO,TEX           AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5135
        TIME - 1450                    N86311              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHILOH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANO,TEX                   DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        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: N86311 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shiloh

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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