N12486
Aeronca C-3 · built 1932
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- March 4, 1985Accident
WHILE IN FLT AT 11,500 FT, THE PLT BEGAN A DESCENT. AS THE ACFT REACHED 2500 FT, THE ENG BEGAN SPUTTERING, THEN LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A WIRE FENCE AS THE PLT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE DESCENT, HE HAD TURNED ON THE CARB HEAT.