# NTSB MIA71DKJ06: Aeronca 11AC, N3404E, Evergreen, AL, July 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1970
- Place: Evergreen, AL · EVERGREEN, AL
- Location: 31.4332° N, 86.9761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evergreen, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4332&lon=-86.9761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3150  70/7/28    EVERGREEN,ALA       AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1325                    N3404E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELMORE,ALA                  EVERGREEN,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R GR FAILED.
```

## 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: Middleton

## 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 IAD74DKM57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM57), Jun 25, 1974: Aeronca 11AC (N3404E), Taylorsville, NC, 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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