UNK65X0310

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 11AC · Spencerport, NY · October 17, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 17, 1964
Place
Spencerport, NY · SPENCERPORT, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3241EAeronca 11AC
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181813

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0870  64/10/17   SPENCERPORT NY      AERONCA 11AC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 141
        TIME - 1420                    N3241E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALT PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3241E
Reported as
Aeronca 11AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Walt Park

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.