# NTSB MKC70D0294: Aeronca 11CC, N4222E, Bonner Sprgs, KS, November 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1969
- Place: Bonner Sprgs, KS · BONNER SPRGS, KS
- Location: 39.0754° N, 94.8717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonner Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0754&lon=-94.8717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0294
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0294

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4482  69/11/30   BONNER SPRGS,KANS   AERONCA 11CC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N4222E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY SUB
        DEPARTURE POINT
          WAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4222E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4222E), registered now, S/N 11CC-112, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11CC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11CC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11cc) (registry code 0191110) (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
- Airport: Kansas City Sub

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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