- Date
- March 28, 1987, 09:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Hibbing, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1156HAeronca 15AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870328007589A
- Case key
- 13749
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that while taxiing on the north taxiway, for takeoff on runway 31, a 'gust of wind caught the tail abruptly and caused plane to veer to the left and strike corner of hangar.' The acft collided with the hangar nose first.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1156H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 15AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15AC166
- Airframe hours
- 3,102
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Swan Lake Flyers
- Registered owner
- Swan Lake Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 13, 1986
- Destination
- 8Y6 · Clear Lake, MN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- H1B · Chisholmhibbing
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,100 total · 140 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 16 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HIB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1156H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.