Aeronca 11AC N86002
22 August 2020 · Nebo, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 2020 at about 21:35 local time, a Aeronca 11AC registered N86002 was involved in an accident near Nebo, North Carolina, United States. One person was 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 21:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nebo, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.6636, -81.8881
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 11AC
- Registration
- N86002
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Statesville → Clinton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20LA295
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A leak in the main fuel tank that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was hired to transport the airplane to another state. Prior to departure, both the main and auxiliary fuel tanks were topped with fuel (minus 1 gallon) and the pilot departed using fuel from just the main tank. About 45 minutes into the flight, the engine began to run rough, and the pilot reported smelling a strong odor of fuel in the cockpit. The pilot was unable to maintain altitude and performed a forced landing to a highway. The airplane was substantially damaged during the landing. Postaccident examination of the airplane’s fuel system revealed the main tank, which was gravity-fed from the aft fuel tank, was intact and empty of fuel. About 3.5 gallons of fuel was emptied from the aft tank. When fuel was added to the main tank, fuel was immediately observed to be leaking from the lower left-hand seam of the tank. Blue fuel stains were also observed around the area of the leak. The accident is consistent with the engine losing power due to fuel starvation as a result of a leak in the main fuel tank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 11 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2020 | Aeronca 11AC | Wabash, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2021 | Aeronca 11AC | Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 2019 | Aeronca 11AC | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2021 | Aeronca 11AC | Baltimore, Ohio, United States | Leupp Matthew | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Aeronca 11CC | Jefferson, North Carolina, United States | David Pierce | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2022 | Aeronca 11AC | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 2020 | Mooney M20TN | Holly Ridge, North Carolina, United States | MBS Aviation | No injuries | - |
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| 27 Aug 2020 | Piper PA28R | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2020 | Zenith ZODIAC CH 650 | Carthage, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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