# NTSB OAK66D0103: Aeronca 11AC, N86356, Loma Prieta, CA, August 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1965
- Place: Loma Prieta, CA · LOMA PRIETA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2908  65/8/22    LOMA PRIETA CALIF   AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N86356              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86356](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86356-1970-12-24), registration cancelled 1970-12-24, S/N 11AC-166, built 1946 (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

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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