Aeronca 15AC N1374H
13 July 2013 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 July 2013 at about 06:00 local time, a Aeronca 15AC registered N1374H, operated by Schwab MAX Charles, was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 06:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Talkeetna Village Strip (AK44)
- Coordinates
- 62.3189, -150.1161
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 15AC
- Registration
- N1374H
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1949
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Schwab MAX Charles
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Summit → Talkeetna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC13LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During landing, the tailwheel-equipped airplane ground looped and struck trees off the left side of the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane's right brake was "ineffective" during the landing; however, the airplane was partially disassembled and placed into storage before a detailed postaccident examination of the brake assembly could be performed. Therefore, it could not be determined if a brake anomaly occurred. The pilot stated that the flight was to be the airplane's last flight before being placed in permanent storage and that the airplane had not received an annual inspection for several years. A brake inspection is a routine part of an annual inspection; therefore, it is possible that, if the airplane had received an annual inspection and a brake anomaly did exist, it could have been detected and corrected before the accident flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 15 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2014 | Aeronca 15AC | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2016 | Aeronca 15AC | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2009 | Aeronca 15AC | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Fair David E | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2009 | Aeronca 15AC | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Dixon Charles W | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Aeronca 15AC | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Sep 2008 | Aeronca 15AC | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Beckman Thomas J | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Feb 2013 | Cessna 170B | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Stone Robert D | Serious injuries | - |