- Date
- February 28, 1986, 19:20 local (Mar 1, 1986, 02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Standfield, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3236EAeronca 11-AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860228004359A
- Case key
- 25084
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Analysis
An Aeronca chief collided with a telephone pole on landing roll on a dirt road after a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot reported that he was delayed approximately 45 minutes awaiting takeoff clearance by ground control with the engine running. After takeoff while enroute the engine quit and the pilot executed a forced landing to the road. The pilot stated to the local police he had ran out of fuel. The pilot indicated on his pilot accident report that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3236E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11-AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11AC-1583
- Airframe hours
- 1,319
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Skid Row Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 24, 1986 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- YUM · Yuma, AZ
- Destination
- CGZ · Casa Grande, AZ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 115 total · 15 in this make and model · 71 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 48 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.