# Accident 19730930034689A: Aronca 15AC, Covington, VA, September 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Covington, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.7811° N, 79.9854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7811&lon=-79.9854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1122H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1122H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 44 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DIJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930034689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PLT DECENDED INTO FOG BANK HIT MOUNTAIN RIDGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD74DIJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ07), Sep 30, 1973: Aeronca 15AC (N1122H), Covington, VA, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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