# NTSB MKC76DER58: Aeronca 11AC, N86113, Sacred Heart, MN, April 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1976
- Place: Sacred Heart, MN · SACRED HEART, MN
- Location: 44.7817° N, 95.3507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacred Heart, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7817&lon=-95.3507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1280  76/4/18    SACRED HEART,MN     AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 106
        TIME - 1430                    N86113              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNVOLD FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRED HEART,MN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TAXI DOWNWIND TURN-GUST OF WIND NOSED AC OVER WIND GUSTING 40K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86113](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86113-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 11AC-541, 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
- Airport: Sunvold Farm

## 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 19760418013969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760418013969A), Apr 18, 1976: Blanca 11AC, Sacred Heart, MN, Substantial damage. Taxi downwind turn-gust of wind nosed ac over wind gusting 40K.

## Other investigations on N86113 (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 MKC80DER15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER15), Dec 6, 1979: Aeronca 11AC (N86113), Sacred Heart, MN, 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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