- Date
- December 1, 1984, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Council Bluffs, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86120Aeronca 11AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841201064239A
- Case key
- 33812
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Analysis
The plt stated that he had been practicing landings and then climbed the acft to 5000 ft above the arpt. He flew around for awhile to cool off the eng and then he shutdown it down to practice restarts. After the first restart the eng was shut down a second time. This restart was unsuccessful because the prop had stopped windmilling and this acft was not equipped with a starter. Upon reaching 2500 ft MSL, the plt began concentrating on the forced landing. After one circle over the arpt the plt determined he was still too high and made a second circle. During the second circle, the wind, which was gusting to 25 KTS, blew the acft away from the rwy. The acft collided with a small tree during the forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86120
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11AC 551
- Airframe hours
- 3,700
- Engine
- Continental A-65-A, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glen A. Bohls
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 17, 1984
- Airport
- CBF · Council Bluffs
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 166 total · 14 in this make and model · 137 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.