# NTSB UNK64X2334: Aeronca 11AC, N86116, Minidoka, ID, June 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1964
- Place: Minidoka, ID · MINIDOKA, ID
- Location: 42.7551° N, 113.4902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minidoka, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7551&lon=-113.4902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2334
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2334

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1686  64/6/17    MINIDOKA IDAHO      AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N86116              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N86116 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- 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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