# NTSB MKC68D0440: Aeronca 11AC, N3387E, Moundridge, KS, January 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1968
- Place: Moundridge, KS · MOUNDRIDGE, KS
- Location: 38.2018° N, 97.5149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moundridge, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2018&lon=-97.5149&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0440
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0440

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0358  68/1/26    MOUNDRIDGE,KANS     AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N3387E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: CARBURETOR DE-ICING SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB HEAT CONTROL RESTRICTED TO 2/3 CLOSED POSITION. PLT WAS PRACTICING STALLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3387E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3387E-2012-02-16), registration cancelled 2012-02-16, S/N 11AC-1713, 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

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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