Aeronca 11CC N4546E
11 August 2010 · Silver City, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 August 2010 at about 17:55 local time, a Aeronca 11CC registered N4546E, operated by Tris D. Germain, was involved in an accident near Silver City, New Mexico, United States. 2 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Silver City, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grant County (SVC)
- Coordinates
- 32.6364, -108.1564
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 11CC
- Registration
- N4546E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tris D. Germain
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Silver City → Silver City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10LA475
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff and the certificated flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot started the takeoff roll and the airplane ground-looped prior to liftoff. The certificated flight instructor unsuccessfully attempted to regain control; however, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. The right wing main spar and several ribs were bent as a result of the accident sequence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2010 | Aeronca 11AC | Mocksville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 20 Jul 2010 | Aeronca 11AC | Randolph, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2009 | Aeronca 11AC | Marshall, Michigan, United States | Elwood Eddie | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2009 | Aeronca 11AC | Augusta, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2009 | Aeronca 11CC | El Cajon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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