# N4433N: 1949 Aeronca 15AC, registration cancelled 2018-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2018
- 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-322
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1983
- Certificate issued: April 15, 2004
- Last registry action: November 24, 2013
- Mode S code: A55890
- Owners when cancelled: [Swartz David D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWARTZ%20DAVID%20D), [Swartz Della H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWARTZ%20DELLA%20H)
- Location: [Chugiak, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Chugiak)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2993° N, 149.0212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99567, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4433N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4433N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4433N-2018-03-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 ANC04CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA089), Aug 7, 2004: Aeronca 15AC (N4433N), Big lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions and subsequent collision with high vegetation during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a collision with the ground.…
- [NTSB ANC89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA053), Mar 16, 1989: Aeronca 15AC (N4433N), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S INPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE INSTRUCTORS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE STUDENT ACTIONS WITHIN THE AIRPLANE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040806018279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040806018279A), Aug 6, 2004: Aronca 15AC (N4433N), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During the takeoff, the aircraft's left wing clipped some brush at the end of the airstrip. The engine separated from fuselage and the left wing bent…
- [Accident 19890316004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890316004419A), Mar 16, 1989: Aronca STC15 (N4433N), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Rough engine finally quit. CFI applied carb heat several times but student kept turning it off. Crashed in swamp.

## Other aircraft with N4433N

- [Cancelled 1949-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4433N-1949-07-07): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-6886. Owner: [Texair Dusters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAIR%20DUSTERS%20INC), [Keenesburg, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Keenesburg)

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