# NTSB MIA66D0469: Aeronca 11AC, N3891E, Sebring, FL, March 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1966
- Place: Sebring, FL · SEBRING, FL
- Location: 27.4729° N, 81.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebring, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4729&lon=-81.4468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0469
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0469

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0437  66/3/20    SEBRING FLA         AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 326
        TIME - 1700                    N3891E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMP SEBRING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED TOO FAST UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3891E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3891E-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 11AC-S-84, 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: Camp Sebring

## Other investigations on N3891E (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 UNK64X3050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3050), Jul 26, 1964: Aeronca 11AC (N3891E), Desoto City, FL, 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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