# Accident 19761014033309A: Aronca 15AC, Erwinna, PA, October 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1976
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Van Sant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.4843° N, 75.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANSANT (9N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4843&lon=-75.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1269H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1269H-2018-09-14) (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: 4,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761014033309A

## Narrative

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

PLT LOST FLYING SPEED IN L TURN. GUSTS TO 33KTS.

## 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 NYC77FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA003), Oct 14, 1976: Aeronca 15AC (N1269H), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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