# NTSB NYC72FNE34: Aeronca 11AC, N85810, Easton, CT, April 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1972
- Place: Easton, CT · EASTON, CT
- Location: 41.2529° N, 73.2973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2529&lon=-73.2973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1616  72/4/21    EASTON,CONN         AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N85810              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,CONN               EASTON,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85810](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85810), registered now, S/N 11AC-223, 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: Monroe

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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