Probable cause
The pilot’s improper runway selection, which resulted in a tailwind landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.
NTSB analysis
A witness reported observing the tailwheel-equipped airplane land; the airplane landed on runway 5. At the beginning of the landing roll, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and impacted trees. At the time of the accident, the wind was from the south-southwest at 3 knots with gusts to 10 knots; therefore, a gusting tailwind prevailed for the landing runway at the time of the accident. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN14LA431 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 10, 2014
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Boulder Junction, Wisconsin
- Nearest airport
- Boulder Junction Payzer Airpor (BDJ)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Aeronca S11AC
- N-number
- N4240E
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1947
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.