# Accident 19760504010289A: Aronca 15AC, Union Center, SD, May 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1976
- Place: Union Center, SD
- Airport: Reichert Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 44.5608° N, 102.6693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Center, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5608&lon=-102.6693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1240H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1240H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 7 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DTK25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTK25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504010289A

## Narrative

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

TIRE BLEW ON TKOF ROLL.

## 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 MKC76DTK25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTK25), May 4, 1976: Aeronca 15AC (N1240H), Union Center, SD, 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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