MKC75DER17

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 15AC · Forest Lake, MN · August 17, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1974
Place
Forest Lake, MN · FOREST LAKE, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N1203HAeronca 15ACN3495Pitts S1-C
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138730

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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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3-3437  74/8/17    FOREST LAKE,MINN    PITTS S1-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2047
        TIME - 1730                    N3495               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOURNEYS END
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOREST LAKE,MINN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STRUCK STALLED,UNOCCUPIED AERONCA NR UPWIND END OF RWY.MADE NO TURNS TO IMPROVE FLD OF VISION.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3437  74/8/17    FOREST LAKE,MINN    AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 315
        TIME - 1730                    N1203H              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOURNEYS END
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOREST LAKE,MINN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH STALLED ACFT FM RWY.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N1203H
Reported as
Aeronca 15AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Journeys End

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.

Registration
N3495
Reported as
Pitts S1-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Journeys End

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.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N1203H · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.