Aeronca 11AC N86097

Summary

On 21 October 1985 at about 23:00 local time, a Aeronca 11AC registered N86097 was involved in an accident near Wallace, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 October 1985 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wallace, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Unnamed

Coordinates

34.7292, -77.9906

Aircraft

Aeronca 11AC

Registration

N86097

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Wallace

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL86LMG02

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER CLEARING TREES AT AN ALT OF APRX 200 FT THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE TAIL OF THE ACFT THEN ROSE PUSHING THE NOSE DOWN UNTIL THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY DURING THE DAY BUT HAD SUBSIDED PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.