# NTSB NYC71DFA65: Aeronca 11AC, N9010E, Richfield Sprg, NY, June 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1971
- Place: Richfield Sprg, NY · RICHFIELD SPRG, NY
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFA65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2064  71/6/12    RICHFIELD SPRG,NY   AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 29,
        TIME - 1900                    N9010E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  250 TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         RICHFIELD SPRG,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- FLYING LOW OVER LAKE,R GR HIT WATER THEN ACFT HIT TREES AT SHORELINE.EXPIRED STUDENT CERTIFICATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9010E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9010E-2019-09-26), registration cancelled 2019-09-26, S/N 11AC-640, 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

## Other investigations on N9010E (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 NYC69D0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0080), Jun 14, 1968: Aeronca 11AC (N9010E), Memphis, NY, 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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