# NTSB UNK64X3238: Aeronca 11AC, N3178E, Eagle River, AK, August 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1964
- Place: Eagle River, AK · EAGLE RIVER, AK
- Location: 61.3214° N, 149.5678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3214&lon=-149.5678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3238
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3238

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2368   64/8/6    EAGLE RIVER ALAS    AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N3178E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHET DEE STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3178E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3178E-2022-03-29), registration cancelled 2022-03-29, S/N 11AC-1518, 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: Chet Dee Strip

## Other investigations on N3178E (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC78DAG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG23), Jan 7, 1978: Aeronca 11AC (N3178E), Gulkana, AK, 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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