# NTSB CHI74DEP46: Aeronca 15AC, N1083H, St Germain, WI, May 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1974
- Place: St Germain, WI · ST GERMAIN, WI
- Location: 45.9016° N, 89.4874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Germain, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9016&lon=-89.4874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEP46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1645  74/5/26    ST GERMAIN,WIS      AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 47,
        TIME - 0900                    N1083H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      57 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST GERMAIN,WIS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LNDD ON LAKE TURNED ACFT TO AVOID BOAT.PLT OVER CORRECTED CAUGHT L WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1083H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1083H), registered now, S/N 15AC-102, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 15AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca S15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s15ac) (registry code 0191204) (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

## 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 19740526017589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526017589A), May 26, 1974: Aronca 15AC, St Germain, WI, Minor damage. Lndd on lake turned acft to avoid boat. Plt over corrected caught l wing.

## Other investigations on N1083H (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 ANC98LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA113), Jul 31, 1998: Aeronca 15AC (N1083H), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident are wind gusts, a sudden windshift to a tailwind, the pilot's failure to abort the…

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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