# NTSB NYC81FGM11: Aeronca 11AC, N3769E, Elizabeth, PA, February 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1981
- Place: Elizabeth, PA · ELIZABETH, PA
- Location: 40.2716° N, 79.8872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabeth, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2716&lon=-79.8872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0259  81/2/15    ELIZABETH,PA        AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 435
        TIME - 1305                    N3769E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE VERNON,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES ABOUT 3MI FROM ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3769E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3769E), registered now, S/N 11AC-S-7, 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

## 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 19810215003829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215003829A), Feb 15, 1981: Bbavia 11AC, Elizabeth, PA, Substantial damage. Struck wires during sight-seeing flight. Airplane stalled into wooded area.

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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