# Incident 19870531029429I: Aronca 15AC, May Creek, AK, May 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: May Creek, AK
- Airport: May Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3362° N, 142.6859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAY CREEK (MYK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3362&lon=-142.6859&mi=10
- 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 15AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 42 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531029429I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING A SHARP ROCK PUNCTURED A TIRE, SMALL ROCK LODGED IN A BRAKE. AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD ONTO PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N1450H (1)

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

- [Accident 19860609022879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860609022879A), Jun 9, 1986: Aronca STC15 (N1450H), Neal Lake, AK, Substantial damage. The floatplane became airborne during water taxi and impacted the shore. The pilot failed to maintain a safe speed.

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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