# NTSB UNK65X0310: Aeronca 11AC, N3241E, Spencerport, NY, October 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1964
- Place: Spencerport, NY · SPENCERPORT, NY
- Location: 43.1881° N, 77.8090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencerport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1881&lon=-77.8090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0310
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0310

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3241E-1964-11-24), registration cancelled 1964-11-24, S/N 11AC1590, built 1946 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Walt Park

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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