# Accident 19800315012739A: Aronca 15AC, Tonsina Lodge, AK, March 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tonsina Lodge, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1209H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1209H) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 485 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315012739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS DOWNDRAFT APPROACHING LANDING OVER TREES. CAUSED HARD LANDING.

## 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 ANC80DAG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG45), Mar 15, 1980: Aeronca 15AC (N1209H), Tonsina, AK, 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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