Aeronca 11AC — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 30, 2026
There are 1,691 Aeronca 11AC airframes on record (built 1936–1959), 601 currently registered. 32 have one or more NTSB accident records (33 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 30, 2026.
Recent Aeronca 11AC accidents
The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft.
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll resulting in a runway excursion, and subsequent nose over.
An encounter with shifting wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane using more runway than anticipated, an aborted takeoff, and subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure account for the potential of variable and shifting wind in his departure planning.
Fuel starvation due to the pilot’s incorrect movement of the fuel selector valve to OFF, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
A complete loss of engine power as a result of carburetor ice due to the flight instructor’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an off-airport landing on unimproved terrain.