# NTSB NYC70D0217: Aeronca 11CC, N4102E, Westminster, VT, November 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1969
- Place: Westminster, VT · WESTMINSTER, VT
- Location: 43.0785° N, 72.4543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0785&lon=-72.4543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0217

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4516  69/11/26   WESTMINSTER,VT      AERONCA 11CC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 224
        TIME - 1720                    N4102E              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTMINSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUTLAND,VT                  WESTMINSTER,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LDG ON UNLTD STRIP. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR NITE FLYING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4102E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4102E-2021-10-02), registration cancelled 2021-10-02, S/N 11CC-11 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11CC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11CC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11cc) (registry code 0191110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westminster

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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