# Accident 19790731016369A: Aronca 15AC, Fairbanks, AK, July 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Float Pond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1180H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1180H-2016-09-26) (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: 73 total, 22 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA29-134052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731016369A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF IN FLOAT PLANE. LOST CONTROL, CRASHED INTO WATER. UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT.

## 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 ANC79DAA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA29-134052), Jul 31, 1979: Bellanca 15AC (N1180H), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1180H (1)

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

- [Incident 19800706059649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706059649I), Jul 6, 1980: Bbavia 11AC (N1180H), Barrow, AK, Minor damage. Engine lost power, resulting in forced landing. Suspect carburetor 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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