# Accident 19731020036409A: Aronca 15AC, Columbia C Rds, PA, October 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1973
- Place: Columbia C Rds, PA
- Airport: Privet-Mcclure
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N1271H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1271H) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 44 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DGT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGT13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020036409A

## Narrative

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

DRG LDG PHASE ENCTRD WIND GUST L WING AND NOSE OF ACFT HIT GND.WIND GUSTING 20K.

## 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 NYC74DGT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGT13), Oct 20, 1973: Aeronca 15AC (N1271H), Columbia C Rds, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1271H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890702018799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702018799A), Jul 2, 1989: Aronca 15AC (N1271H), Fort Atkinson, WI, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on local flight. Overshot open field on forced landing down wind and crashed into trees.
- [Incident 19780512033429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512033429I), May 12, 1978: Aronca 15AC (N1271H), Pullman, WA, Minor damage. Struck powerlines while making emergency landing. Engine quit due to carbureator ice.

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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