# Accident 19860609022879A: Aronca STC15, Neal Lake, AK, June 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1986, 09:45 local time
- Place: Neal Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1450H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1450H) (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 STC15
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 55 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860609022879A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOATPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE DURING WATER TAXI AND IMPACTED THE SHORE. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED.

## 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 ANC86LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA068), Jun 9, 1986: Aeronca 15 AC Sedan (N1450H), Neal Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1450H (1)

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

- [Incident 19870531029429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531029429I), May 31, 1987: Aronca 15AC (N1450H), May Creek, AK, Minor damage. On landing a sharp rock punctured a tire, small rock lodged in a brake. Aircraft pitched forward onto propeller.

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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