# NTSB ANC75AAG69: Aeronca 15AC, N1466H, Farewell, AK, February 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1975
- Place: Farewell, AK · FAREWELL, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AAG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AAG69

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0336   75/2/8  NR.FAREWELL,AK        AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N1466H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FAREWELL,AK                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- UNAUTH X-C FLT. CKING SNARES AT LOW ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1466H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1466H-1975-05-13), registration cancelled 1975-05-13, S/N 15AC-536 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19750208003899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208003899A), Feb 8, 1975: Aronca 15AC, Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Unauth x-c flt. Cking snares at low alt.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.