# Accident 20090828048949A: Aeronca 15AC, Palmer, AK, August 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2009, 14:35 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2558° N, 148.5836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2558&lon=-148.5836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1301H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1301H) (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: AERONCA 15AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 30 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090828048949A

## Narrative

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

08/28/09: THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT AN OFF AIRPORT SITE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDED INTO A CREEK BOTTOM AND FLIPPED UPSIDEDOWN.

## 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 ANC09CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA089), Aug 28, 2009: Aeronca 15AC (N1301H), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, collision with terrain, and nose over.

## Other reports on N1301H (4)

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

- [Incident 20220906015409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220906015409I), Sep 6, 2022: Aeronca 15AC (N1301H), Nome, AK, Minor damage. The pilot started to taxi from his parking spot at the Nome Airport. During a slight left turn at slow speed the right landing gear leg attach fitting failed…
- [Accident 20140606009499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140606009499A), Jun 6, 2014: Aeronca 15AC (N1301H), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that engine exhibited signs of fuel starvation while in a right turn. The engine ran sporadically with assistance of the primer. The pilot stated…
- [Incident 20070502009269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070502009269I), May 2, 2007: Aronca 15AC (N1301H), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot, alone in the aircraft, was practicing off-airport landings on gravel bars near the knik glacier about 20 miles east of Palmer, AK. The weather was…
- [Incident 20000416017489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416017489I), Apr 16, 2000: Aronca 15AC (N1301H), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. (-23)On 04-16-2000 Aeronca N1301H, piloted by [privacy data omitted], made an emergency landing on the palmer hay flats. Ms. Bradley was interviewed by FAA…

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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