# NTSB MKC76AK079: Aeronca 11AC, N3488E, Hastings, MN, September 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Hastings, MN · HASTINGS, MN
- Location: 44.7318° N, 92.8533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7318&lon=-92.8533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2768   76/9/5    HASTINGS,MN         AERONCA 11AC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 420
        TIME - 1730                    N3488E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 315 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL,MN                  HASTINGS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT TO ASSIST IN RECOVERY OF MODEL ACFT.FLT OBSVD IN NEAR VERT BANK PRIOR TO DSCNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3488E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3488E-1976-12-28), registration cancelled 1976-12-28, S/N 11AC 1771 (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: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760905032829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905032829A), Sep 5, 1976: Blanca 11AC, Hastings, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flt to assist in recovery of model acft. Flt obsvd in near vert bank prior to dscnt.

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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