# NTSB Accident MIA96LA158
> **Aeronca 11-AC** · 1996-06-16 · GREEN COVE SPGS, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96LA158
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06065
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-16
- **Location:** GREEN COVE SPGS, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.980907, -81.669212
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** 11-AC
- **Registration:** N9261E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper planning/decision by failing to ensure that the airplane would be able to clear obstructions at the end of the runway, while taking off with a tailwind component; and his failure (or inability) to flare the airplane after turning back to land on the runway. The tailwind and high obstructions were related factors.

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