- Date
- August 6, 1987, 15:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- St Bonifacius, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1135HAeronca 15AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870806045299A
- Case key
- 13809
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had just purchased the acft & had obtained a ferry permit to fly it to another arpt. He reached the vicinity of the destn & called the tower, but did not see the arpt. Aprx 15 min later, when he was sure he had passed the arpt, he made a 180 deg turn to start back. Shortly thereafter, the acft ran out of fuel. He initiated an emerg landing on a road, but a tractor was driven onto the roadway ahead, so he maneuvered to land in a field. With very little alt to maneuver, he saw a power line ahead & tried to cross under it. However, the tail of the acft contacted the lowest cable, then the nose pitched down & impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1135H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 15AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15AC-151
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Young & Rich Auto Sales
- Registered owner
- James H. Guest
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MFI · Marshfield, WI
- Destination
- FCM · Minneapolis, MN
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 965 total · 4 in this make and model · 877 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FCM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.