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| Date: | Thursday 4 July 2024 |
| Time: | 12:58 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 11AC Chief |
| Owner/operator: | Florida Keys Flight Academy LLC |
| Registration: | N9231E |
| MSN: | 11AC-865 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | off Marathon, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Marathon-Florida Keys Airport, FL (MTH/KMTH) |
| Marathon-Florida Keys Airport, FL (MTH/KMTH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Aeronca 11AC Chief experienced an engine failure and made an emergency landing into the Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Florida Keys Marathon International Airport (MTH/KMTH), Marathon, Florida
The instructor and student pilot were not injured.
Sources:
https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/small-plane-lands-in-atlantic-ocean-near-marathon-no-injuries-reported/
https://www.mysuncoast.com/2024/07/05/plane-makes-water-landing-near-keys/
FAA ASIAS
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N9231E
https://media.sandhills.com/n9231e-1946-aeronca-11-ac-chief/img.axd?id=7288167450&wid=6072144879&rwl=False&p=&ext=&w=614&h=460&t=&lp=&c=True&wt=False&sz=Max&rt=0&checksum=SaX%2bsECd2LU7lwD7vAB%2fTI%2biiT2sB0QGF1N8%2bEB7GX4%3d (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2024 02:59 | Geno | Added |
| 06-Jul-2024 05:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 06-Jul-2024 14:42 | txkflier | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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