# NTSB SEA73DYA08: Aeronca 11AC, N86363, Rupert, ID, August 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1972
- Place: Rupert, ID · RUPERT, ID
- Location: 42.6189° N, 113.6740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rupert, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6189&lon=-113.6740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2987  72/8/18    RUPERT,ID           AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 128
        TIME - 1330                    N86363              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUPERT,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- HEAVILY LOADED ACFT WAS SLOW TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED ON GRAIN FIELD.ACFT LNDD IN FIELD OF ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86363](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86363), registered now, S/N 11AC-170, 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: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burley Municipal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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