# Accident 20080915848449A: Aronca 15AC, Delta Junction, AK, September 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2008, 20:00 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.9303° N, 146.8519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.9303&lon=-146.8519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1170H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1170H) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 138 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080915848449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE TAIL WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A LOG ON ROLL OUT AND WAS RIPPED OFF, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT WAS UNHURT AND THERE WAS NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD.

## 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 ANC08CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA125), Sep 16, 2008: Aeronca 15AC (N1170H), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in an on-ground collision with a tree stump.

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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