# NTSB NYC70FHD38: Aeronca 11AC, N9451E, West Chester, PA, June 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1970
- Place: West Chester, PA · WEST CHESTER, PA
- Location: 39.9599° N, 75.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9599&lon=-75.6054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FHD38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHD38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2537  70/6/13    WEST CHESTER,PA     AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N9451E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST CHESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST CHESTER,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- BOUNCED,L GR FAILED. MADE GO AROUND AND LND WITH FURTHER DMG. 10K R QUARTERING TAILWIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9451E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9451E), registered now, S/N 11AC-1089, 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: West Chester

## Other investigations on N9451E (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 NYC82FGT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT15), Jun 26, 1982: Aeronca 11AC (N9451E), Peach Bottom, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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