# NTSB OAK76DXQ20: Aeronca 11AC, N9788E, Fallon, NV, September 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1975
- Place: Fallon, NV · FALLON, NV
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DXQ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2800  75/9/15  NR.FALLON,NV          AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0530                    N9788E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FALLON,NV                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNAUTH LDG IN FARM FLD TO TALK TO RELATIVE. FLD WAS MUDDY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9788E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9788E-1997-02-07), registration cancelled 1997-02-07, S/N 11AC1436 (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

## 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 19750915031029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750915031029A), Sep 15, 1975: Blanca 11AC, Fallon, NV, Substantial damage. Unauth ldg in farm fld to talk to relative. Fld was muddy.

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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