# N1272H: 1948 Aeronca 15AC, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aeronca 15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (registry code 0191202)
- Engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-802](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-802), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15AC-286
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1988
- Last registry action: October 30, 2006
- Mode S code: A07059
- Owner when cancelled: [Gonder Carl M Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GONDER%20CARL%20M%20JR)
- Location: [Juneau, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Juneau)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 58.3729° N, 134.1784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99801, within about 26 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1272H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1272H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1272H-2017-06-21

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aeronca 15AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC02LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA030), Apr 14, 2002: Aeronca 15AC (N1272H), Sitka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undertermined reason. A factor in the accident was rough/uneven beach terrain at the site of the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20020414009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020414009579A), Apr 14, 2002: Aronca 15AC (N1272H), Sitka, AK, No damage. (-23) Departed sit @ 1422Z and climbed to 4,000 at 1440Z, experiences engine power loss. Could not restart engine. Looked for beach area to land in nakwasina…

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