# NTSB NYC75FNC01: Aeronca 11AC, N9111E, Lyman, ME, July 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Lyman, ME · LYMAN, ME
- Location: 43.5025° N, 70.6436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Lyman, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5025&lon=-70.6436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2002   74/7/4    LYMAN,ME            AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N9111E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIDDEFORD,ME                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- 300FT AGL,OBSERVING MOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9111E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9111E-2018-10-12), registration cancelled 2018-10-12, S/N 11AC-744, 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740704021029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704021029A), Jul 4, 1974: Blanca 11AC, Lyman, ME, Substantial damage. 300FT AGL,observing moose.

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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