# NTSB NYC71DGM11: Aeronca 11AC, N9645E, Ebensburg, PA, August 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1970
- Place: Ebensburg, PA · EBENSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.4881° N, 78.7265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ebensburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4881&lon=-78.7265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DGM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DGM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3534  70/8/26    EBENSBURG,PA        AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1355                    N9645E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EBENSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TYRONE,PA                   EBENSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PWR APPLIED ACFT WENT OFF EMBANKMENT IN A NOSE HI ATTITUDE SETTLED INTO FLD 20FT BLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9645E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9645E), registered now, S/N 11AC-1286, 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: Ebensburg

## Other investigations on N9645E (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 NYC68D0122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0122), Aug 5, 1967: Aeronca 11AC (N9645E), Morrisdale, PA, 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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