# NTSB CHI81DER66: Aeronca 15AC, N1331H, Lake Crystal, MN, September 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1981
- Place: Lake Crystal, MN · LAKE CRYSTAL, MN
- Location: 44.1058° N, 94.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Crystal, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1058&lon=-94.2220&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DER66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2935   81/9/6    LAKE CRYSTAL,MN     AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 74, 360
        TIME - 1400                    N1331H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIKKELSON PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CRYSTAL,MN             LAKE CRYSTAL,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1331H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1331H), registered now, S/N 15AC371, built 1949 (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: Mikkelson Private

## 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 19810906055699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055699A), Sep 6, 1981: Aronca 15AC, Lake Crystal, MN, Substantial damage. Early lift off in strong crosswind. Lost control. Airplane struck a corncrib off side of runway.

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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