# NTSB SEA76DYE27: Aeronca 11AC, N9448E, Waldron Island, WA, March 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1976
- Place: Waldron Island, WA · WALDRON ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.7003° N, 123.0288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldron Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7003&lon=-123.0288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0618   76/3/1    WALDRON ISLAND,WA   AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1440                    N9448E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITTELSTADT FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLINGHAM,WA               WALDRON ISLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT RWY,RAPID APPLICATION OF THROTTLE,ENG FALTERED.HVY BRAKING AFTER T/D.FLT NOT AUTH BY IP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9448E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9448E), registered now, S/N 11AC-1085, 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: Mittelstadt Farms

## 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 19760301004199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760301004199A), Mar 1, 1976: Blanca 11AC, Waldron Island, WA, Substantial damage. Overshot rwy,rapid application of throttle,eng faltered. Hvy braking after t/d.flt not auth by ip.

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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