# NTSB IAD74DKM57: Aeronca 11AC, N3404E, Taylorsville, NC, June 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1974
- Place: Taylorsville, NC · TAYLORSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.9168° N, 81.1760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylorsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9168&lon=-81.1760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1846  74/6/25    TAYLORSVILLE,NC     AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N3404E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAYLORSVILLE,NC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LNDD FAST ACFT WENT OUT OF CTL HEADED FOR A WOODED AREA-PLT APLD R RUDDER,BRAKES,NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3404E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3404E-2018-01-04), registration cancelled 2018-01-04, S/N 11AC-1728, built 1947 (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: Private 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 19740625019059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740625019059A), Jun 25, 1974: Blanca 11AC, Taylorsville, NC, Substantial damage. Lndd fast acft went out of ctl headed for a wooded area-plt apld r rudder,brakes,nosed ovr.

## Other investigations on N3404E (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA71DKJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKJ06), Jul 28, 1970: Aeronca 11AC (N3404E), Evergreen, AL, substantial damage

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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