# NTSB UNK68X0158: Aeronca 11BC, N3458E, Nenana, AK, August 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1968
- Place: Nenana, AK · NENANA, AK
- Location: 64.5361° N, 149.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nenana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5361&lon=-149.0836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK68X0158
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0158

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4944   68/8/2  NR.NENANA,ALAS        AERONCA 11BC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 160
        TIME - 1800                    N3458E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              MCKINLEY PARK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT LANDED IN SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3458E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3458E-1992-01-16), registration cancelled 1992-01-16, S/N 11AC1759 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11BC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (registry code 0191102) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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