# Accident 20040806018279A: Aronca 15AC, Big Lake, AK, August 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2004, 17:15 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5750° N, 149.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5750&lon=-149.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4433N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4433N-2018-03-14) (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: 181 total, 52 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040806018279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CLIPPED SOME BRUSH AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE AND THE LEFT WING BENT BACK.

## 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 ANC04CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA089), Aug 7, 2004: Aeronca 15AC (N4433N), Big lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions and subsequent collision with high vegetation during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a collision with the ground.…

## Other reports on N4433N (1)

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

- [Accident 19890316004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890316004419A), Mar 16, 1989: Aronca STC15 (N4433N), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Rough engine finally quit. CFI applied carb heat several times but student kept turning it off. Crashed in swamp.

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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