# NTSB NYC79FHM14: Aeronca 11AC, N9512E, Newburgh, NY, March 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1979
- Place: Newburgh, NY · NEWBURGH, NY
- Location: 41.5032° N, 74.0196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburgh, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5032&lon=-74.0196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0664  79/3/23    NEWBURGH,NY         AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 698
        TIME - 1230                    N9512E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEWART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBURGH,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH BE-55,N7376R & PA-28,N4564J,BOTH SUBSTANTIAL,ALSO WITH C-182,N107RY,MINOR DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9512E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9512E-2009-09-17), registration cancelled 2009-09-17, S/N 11AC-1148, 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: Stewart

## 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 19790323005079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790323005079A), Mar 23, 1979: Blanca 11AC, Newburgh, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to handstart the airplane with no one at the controls. Engine started, hit 3 parked aircraft.

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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