# NTSB ANC79DAA29: Bellanca 15AC, N1180H, Fairbanks, AK, July 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1979
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA29-134052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2338  79/7/31    FAIRBANKS,AK        BELLANCA 15AC       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N1180H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,AK               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- A/C FLOAT EQUIPPED.TOOK OFF FROM FLOAT PLANE POND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1180H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1180H-2016-09-26), registration cancelled 2016-09-26, S/N 15AC-193, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 15AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (registry code 0191202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metropolitan

## 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 19790731016369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731016369A), Jul 31, 1979: Aronca 15AC, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot made premature liftoff in Float plane. Lost control, crashed into water. Unauthorized flight.

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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