MKC65D0070

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 11BC · Grand Rapids, MN · March 12, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 12, 1965
Place
Grand Rapids, MN · GRAND RAPIDS, MN
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N86119Aeronca 11BC
Status
Completed · report May 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179825

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0144  65/3/12  NR.GRAND RAPIDS MINN  AERONCA 11BC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 138
        TIME - 1515                    N86119              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT TURNED OFF FUEL INTENDING TO APPLY CARB HEAT

Aircraft

Registration
N86119
Reported as
Aeronca 11BC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.