# NTSB FTW77FPM19: Aeronca 11AC, N9153E, Tulsa, OK, August 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1977
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1699  77/8/23    TULSA,OK            AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 437
        TIME - 1430                    N9153E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 81ST STREET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PULLED UP TO AVOID FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9153E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9153E), registered now, S/N 11AC-787, 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: 81st Street

## 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 19770823023599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770823023599A), Aug 23, 1977: Blanca 11AC, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Pulled up to avoid fence.

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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