# NTSB ANC74AA048: Aeronca 15AC, N1373H, Missing Aircraft, November 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1973
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3644  73/11/25   MISSING AIRCRAFT    AERONCA 15AC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 250
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1373H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KENAI,ALAS                  ANCHORAGE,ALAS               TUXEDNI BAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG,INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1373H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1373H-1974-04-22), registration cancelled 1974-04-22, S/N 15AC-422, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 15AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (registry code 0191202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731125041439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731125041439A), Nov 25, 1973: Aronca 15AC, Missing Aircraf, AK. Acft dmg,injury index presumed.

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.

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