# NTSB NYC77FHA04: Aeronca 11AC, N86042, Hazleton, PA, November 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1976
- Place: Hazleton, PA · HAZLETON, PA
- Location: 40.9505° N, 75.9725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazleton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9505&lon=-75.9725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3191   76/11/7   HAZLETON,PA         AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 450
        TIME - 0730                    N86042              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZLETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAZLETON,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF ACFT BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86042](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86042-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 11AC-461 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Hazleton

## 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 19761107034329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761107034329A), Nov 7, 1976: Blanca 11AC, Hazleton, PA, Destroyed. Complete destruction of acft by fire.

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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