# Accident 19810906055699A: Aronca 15AC, Lake Crystal, MN, September 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lake Crystal, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1058° N, 94.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Crystal, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1058&lon=-94.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1331H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1331H) (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: 360 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DER66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055699A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFT OFF IN STRONG CROSSWIND. LOST CONTROL. AIRPLANE STRUCK A CORNCRIB OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI81DER66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER66), Sep 6, 1981: Aeronca 15AC (N1331H), Lake Crystal, MN, 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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