# Accident 20130712014839A: Aeronca 15AC, Talkeetna, AK, July 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2013, 20:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Village Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3189° N, 150.1161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3189&lon=-150.1161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1374H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1374H-2018-02-28) (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 4574-D-9 145HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130712014839A

## Narrative

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

ON 12 JULY 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 LOCAL TIME A AERONCA 15AC, N1374H, LANDED AT THE TALKEETNA VILLAGE STRIP, IN TALKEETNA, AK, RAN OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT MID-FIELD INTO TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING.

PILOT IS UNCOOPERATIVE AND IS SAID TO HAVE RAN FROM THE SCENE. A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING A VERY FAST AND HARD LANDING WITH AIRCRAFT BOUNCING SEVERAL FEET INTO THE AIR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE AIRCRAFT CRASH INTO THE TREES AND SAW IT IN THE TREES AFTER HE TOOK OFF FROM THE SAME RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC13LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA065), Jul 13, 2013: Aeronca 15AC (N1374H), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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