# NTSB FTW81DQG12: Aeronca 11CC, N4283E, Panhandle, TX, January 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1981
- Place: Panhandle, TX · PANHANDLE, TX
- Location: 35.3463° N, 101.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panhandle, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3463&lon=-101.3805&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 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0103  81/1/24    PANHANDLE,TX        AERONCA 11CC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N4283E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-STATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANHANDLE,TX                LOCAL
        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
        REMARKS- OVERCORRECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4283E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4283E-2020-04-03), registration cancelled 2020-04-03, S/N 11CC-154, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11CC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11CC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11cc) (registry code 0191110) (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: Tri-State Strip

## 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 19810124003519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124003519A), Jan 24, 1981: Bbavia 11AC, Panhandle, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Ran off side of runway into a 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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