# NTSB NYC76FGT02: Aeronca 11AC, N9589E, Pine Grove, PA, August 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1975
- Place: Pine Grove, PA · PINE GROVE, PA
- Location: 40.5534° N, 76.3860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Grove, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5534&lon=-76.3860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2039  75/8/10    PINE GROVE,PA       AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 264
        TIME - 1745                    N9589E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,PA                PINE GROVE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT STATES APPLIED TOO MUCH LEFT RUDDER IN BASE TURN CAUSING STALL-SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9589E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9589E-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N 11AC-1227 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (registry code 0191102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hurst

## 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 19750810023739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750810023739A), Aug 10, 1975: Blanca 11AC, Pine Grove, PA, Substantial damage. Plt states applied too much left rudder in base turn causing stall-spin.

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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