- Date
- August 22, 1975
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1477HAeronca 15AC
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750822030299A
- Case key
- 151608
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3497 75/8/22 NR.FAIRBANKS,AK AERONCA 15AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1900 N1477H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERMANS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,AK RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- ATTMPTD TKOF FRM GRAVEL & SAND DOGLEG STRIP. SETTLED TO GRND,THEN ABORTED TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1477H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 15AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hermans Strip
N1477HRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Aeronca 15ACAirframe modelAeronca 15ACEngine modelContinental C145 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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