# NTSB LAX72AL056: Aeronca 11AC, N86050, Carpinteria, CA, May 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1972
- Place: Carpinteria, CA · CARPINTERIA, CA
- Location: 34.3862° N, 119.5082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carpinteria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3862&lon=-119.5082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2067  72/5/17    CARPINTERIA,CALIF   AERONCA 11AC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 117
        TIME - 1730                    N86050              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARSONS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARPINTERIA,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT RECOVER FROM SPIN ABOUT 1000 AGL THEN ENTER SPIN TO IMPACT IN OCEAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86050](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86050-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N 11AC-472, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (registry code 0191102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Parsons

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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