Aeronca 11AC accident near Kenney Lake, Alaska, October 5, 1993
On October 5, 1993 at about 3:05 pm local time, a Aeronca 11AC, registered N9230E, was destroyed in an accident near Kenney Lake, Alaska. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL VFR TAKEOFF INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND A LOSS OF CONTROL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER AND LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 5, 1993 · about 3:05 pm local time
- Place
- Kenney Lake, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 11AC · all 11ACs on the register
- Registration
- N9230E · no longer on the register · serial 11AC-864
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE WAS HEARD TO TAKE OFF FROM A HIGHWAY AND COLLIDE WITH THE GROUND. VISIBILITY WAS 1/4 MI IN FOG AND LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN. ICE OR FROST HAD FORMED ON THE SURFACES OF AUTOMOBILES AT THE TIME. THE PILOT WAS PROHIBITED FROM NIGHT FLYING. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INSTRUMENT EQUIPPED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 800 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 800 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,335 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 26, 1993; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,250 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-C2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Destination: 5TE Tetlin AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Visibility: 0.2 statute miles
- Temperature: 25°F (-4°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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