# NTSB NYC79DHA11: Aeronca 11AC, N3295E, Poyntelle, PA, April 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1979
- Place: Poyntelle, PA · POYNTELLE, PA
- Location: 41.8206° N, 75.4199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poyntelle, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8206&lon=-75.4199&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DHA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0900  79/4/22    POYNTELLE,PA        AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 713
        TIME - 1355                    N3295E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MULLIGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONESDALE,PA                POYNTELLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK UNMARKED POWER LINES AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3295E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3295E), registered now, S/N 11AC-1663, built 1947 (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: Mulligan

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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