# NTSB MIA80DKJ13: Aeronca 11AC, N9180E, Cottondale, AL, November 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1979
- Place: Cottondale, AL · COTTONDALE, AL
- Location: 33.1988° N, 87.4536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottondale, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1988&lon=-87.4536&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3631  79/11/15   COTTONDALE,AL       AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N9180E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAINEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTTONDALE,AL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9180E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9180E-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 11AC-813, built 1946 (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: Rainey Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791115032109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115032109A), Nov 15, 1979: Blanca 11AC, Cottondale, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot cut the switch when he saw he was going to overshoot. Could not go around.

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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