Aeronca 11AC N3905E

Summary

On 28 July 1996 at about 15:10 local time, a Aeronca 11AC registered N3905E was involved in an accident near Wedowee, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 July 1996 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Wedowee, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

33.2999, -85.4794

Aircraft

Aeronca 11AC

Registration

N3905E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pine Mountain → Anniston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA96LA195

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot to obtain a preflight weather briefing and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll following a precautionary landing due to adverse weather encountered during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot did not obtain a formal weather briefing before departure but he did observe a computer screen that depicted weather radar that was 2 hours old at the time. The flight departed and en route encountered adverse weather. Unable to locate an airport the pilot elected to perform a precautionary landing on a road. During the landing roll with a crosswind from the left, the airplane veered off the left side of the road into a ditch. The airplane then collided with a fence and came to rest. There were three adults in the two-place airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.