# NTSB UNK64X0375: Aeronca 11AC, N9813E, East Tawas, MI, January 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1964
- Place: East Tawas, MI · EAST TAWAS, MI
- Location: 44.2908° N, 83.4838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Tawas, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2908&lon=-83.4838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0375
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0375

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0256  64/1/26    EAST TAWAS MICH     AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N9813E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SIGNPOST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9813E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9813E-1971-10-05), registration cancelled 1971-10-05, S/N 11AC-1463 (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

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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