# NTSB UNK65X1070: Aeronca 11AC, N85906, Gerogetown, MN, December 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1964
- Place: Gerogetown, MN · GEROGETOWN, MN
- Location: 47.0784° N, 96.7959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0784&lon=-96.7959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3791  64/12/20   GEROGETOWN MINN     AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N85906              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85906](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85906), registered now, S/N 11AC-315, 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

## Other investigations on N85906 (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 CHI81FER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER04), Oct 26, 1980: Aeronca 11AC (N85906), Clyndon, MN, 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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