# NTSB MKC68F0085: Aeronca 11AC, N86115, Lees Summit, MO, July 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1967
- Place: Lees Summit, MO · LEES SUMMIT, MO
- Location: 38.9108° N, 94.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lee's Summit, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9108&lon=-94.3822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2453  67/7/12    LEES SUMMIT,MO      AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 138
        TIME - 1500                    N86115              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE IN FUEL TANK,LINES,GASCOLATOR.LAKE LNDG DUE CROWDED BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86115](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86115-2018-03-07), registration cancelled 2018-03-07, S/N 11AC-546, 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

## Other investigations on N86115 (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 CHI67F0331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0331), Oct 5, 1966: Aeronca 11AC (N86115), Wheeling, IL, minor 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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