# NTSB MKC77DCQ14: Aeronca 11AC, N9539E, Tetmore, KS, January 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1977
- Place: Tetmore, KS · TETMORE, KS
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCQ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0094  77/1/21    TETMORE,KS          AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 683
        TIME - 1830                    N9539E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JETMORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MINNEAPOLIS,MN              DODGE CITY,KS                COLUMBUS,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- PILOT RAN LOW ON FUEL AND ATTEMPTED NIGHT LANDING ON ROAD AND CONTACTED FENCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9539E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9539E), registered now, S/N 11AC-1180, 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: Jetmore

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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