# NTSB MKC68F0355: Aeronca 15AC, N1451H, Markville, MN, November 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1967
- Place: Markville, MN · MARKVILLE, MN
- Location: 46.0919° N, 92.3307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Markville, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0919&lon=-92.3307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0355
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0355

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4174  67/11/19   MARKVILLE,MINN      AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 550
        TIME - 1530                    N1451H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALLANTINES STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNINDENTIFIED MATERIALS IN FUEL DRAINED FROM GASBOWL.LANDED IN SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1451H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1451H), registered now, S/N 15AC-520, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 15AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (registry code 0191202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ballantines Strip

## Other investigations on N1451H (2)

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 ANC72DAG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG33), Aug 18, 1971: Aeronca 15AC (N1451H), Cordova, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66A0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0059), May 17, 1966: Aeronca 15AC (N1451H), Circle Pines, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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