- Date
- April 16, 1983, 12:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Blanchard, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4049EAeronca 11BC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830416014339A
- Case key
- 39684
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with a fence during landing on a narrow strip in a variable crosswind. The pilot had taken off from the same airstrip earlier without difficulty. He said a strong gust of wind struck his aircraft as it was touching down. This displaced the aircraft to the right where the right wingtip struck the fence and groundlooped the aircraft. The pilot stated that trees near the left side of the runway resulted in a very unstable wind condition at touchdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4049E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11BC-137
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Continental C-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald M. Tilton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 7, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Airport
- 10 · Stoneridge Condo
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 326 total · 69 in this make and model · 282 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.