# NTSB MIA68A0048: Aeronca 11AC, N3719E, Athens, AL, November 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1967
- Place: Athens, AL · ATHENS, AL
- Location: 34.8029° N, 86.9717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8029&lon=-86.9717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0941  67/11/18   ATHENS,ALA          AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 208
        TIME - 1220                    N3719E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PROPELLER STRUCK INDIVIDUAL ON GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3719E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3719E-2011-01-12), registration cancelled 2011-01-12, S/N 11AC-1861, 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

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