# NTSB MKC73FER06: Aeronca 11AC, N3289E, Two Harbors, MN, July 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1972
- Place: Two Harbors, MN · TWO HARBORS, MN
- Location: 47.0300° N, 91.6757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Two Harbors, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0300&lon=-91.6757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FER06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER06

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2414  72/7/18    TWO HARBORS,MINN    AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1825                    N3289E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 691 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWO HARBORS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWO HARBORS,MINN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED
        REMARKS- BOLT HOLES LEFT FRONT LANDING GEAR FITTING LUG SLIGHTLY ELONGATED & CRACKED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3289E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3289E-1990-10-12), registration cancelled 1990-10-12, S/N 11AC1660 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (registry code 0191102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Two Harbors

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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