Aeronca 11AC accident near Ishpeming, MI
On July 19, 2016, an Aeronca 11AC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ishpeming, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 19, 2016
- Place
- Ishpeming, MI
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 11AC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 46.411°N, 87.769°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160718X25334
Official records · CEN16FA269
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
***This report was modified on October 17, 2017. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 18, 2016, about 2007 eastern daylight time, an Aeronca 11AC, N85893, sustained substantial damage during impact with terrain after a loss of engine power while in the traffic pattern of a private grass airstrip near Ishpeming, Michigan. The pilot and the pilot rated passenger received fatal injuries. The airplane was owned and operated by private individuals under the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight, which was not on a flight plan. The local flight departed the Edward F. Johnson Airport (M61), Ishpeming, Michigan, located 4 nm south of the accident site, about 1945. According to the pilot's daughter, she owned the airplane, and her father was the pilot. She reported that she had purchased the airplane from the pilot-rated passenger in June 2015 and was in the process of selling the airplane. A witness reported that he observed the airplane make a low pass over the grass airstrip. He stated that when the airplane made its left crosswind turn, it "looked mushy." He said that the airplane looked like it was "plowing through the turn." He did not see the accident occur, but he heard the impact. When he arrived at the accident site, the airplane's tail was in the air. The tail lowered when they tried to gain access to the cabin. A witness located about 800 ft west of the approach end of the grass runway reported that he saw the airplane a
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing while turning from base to final at a low altitude, which resulted in the airplane's wing exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
