# NTSB MKC69D0228: Aeronca 11BC, N4029E, Manfred, ND, August 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1968
- Place: Manfred, ND · MANFRED, ND
- Location: 47.6947° N, 99.7482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manfred, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6947&lon=-99.7482&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0228

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3489  68/8/11    MANFRED,N DAK       AERONCA 11BC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 858
        TIME - 1500                    N4029E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- GRAIN FIELD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4029E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4029E-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 11BC-117, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11BC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11BC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (registry code 0191106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, 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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