# NTSB CHI72DEC14: Aeronca 15AC, N1175H, Morenci, MI, October 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1971
- Place: Morenci, MI · MORENCI, MI
- Location: 41.7227° N, 84.2168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morenci, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7227&lon=-84.2168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEC14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEC14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3959   71/10/2   MORENCI,MICH        AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1000
        TIME - 1850                    N1175H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORENCI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLISSFIELD,MICH             MORENCI,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- GR,WING,FUSELAGE DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1175H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1175H), registered now, S/N 15AC-188, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 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: Morenci

## Other investigations on N1175H (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 CEN21LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA303), Jun 30, 2021: Aeronca 15AC (N1175H), Hastings, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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