MKC66A0059

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 15AC · Circle Pines, MN · May 17, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 17, 1966
Place
Circle Pines, MN · CIRCLE PINES, MN
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1451HAeronca 15AC
Status
Completed · report January 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172460

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0421  66/5/17    CIRCLE PINES MINN   AERONCA 15AC        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 0532                    N1451H              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SURFSIDE SEAPLANE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED AT OR ABOUT THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.AND FORWARD CG LIMITS.

Aircraft

Registration
N1451H
Reported as
Aeronca 15AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Surfside Seaplane

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.

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