Aeronca 11AC N9118E

Summary

On 6 July 2013 at about 22:30 local time, a Aeronca 11AC registered N9118E was involved in an accident near Kodiak, Alaska, 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.

Date

6 July 2013 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kodiak, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

57.8367, -152.3667

Aircraft

Aeronca 11AC

Registration

N9118E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kodiak → Kodiak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13CA062

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to continue the use of carburetor heat after experiencing carburetor ice.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was flying a potential buyer of the airplane on a pre-buy inspection flight. Just after leveling the airplane in cruise flight, the engine lost power momentarily. He applied carburetor heat, and the engine regained normal power. While returning to the airport, he turned the carburetor heat back off, and then on again, and the engine again lost power. He stated that this time, the engine power could not be restored, and with no suitable landing sites available within gliding distance, he ditched the airplane into the water paralleling the shoreline. During the ditching, the airplane nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Based on the temperature and dew point at the time of the accident, the conditions were favorable for serious carburetor icing at any power setting.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.