# NTSB OAK74DVA60: Aeronca 11AC, N85838, Oakdale, CA, April 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1974
- Place: Oakdale, CA · OAKDALE, CA
- Location: 37.7617° N, 120.8464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7617&lon=-120.8464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1100  74/4/11    OAKDALE,CALIF       AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2809
        TIME - 1300                    N85838              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKDALE,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT HADNT FLOWN CONVENTIONAL GR ACFT FOR LONG PERIOD UNTIL DAY BFOR ACCDT.GR HIT HOLE OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85838](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85838-2021-10-30), registration cancelled 2021-10-30, S/N 11AC-244, 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: Oakdale

## 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 19740411008829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740411008829A), Apr 11, 1974: Blanca 11AC, Oakdale, CA, Substantial damage. Plt hadnt flown conventional gr acft for long period until day bfor accdt. Gr hit hole off rwy.

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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