# NTSB MKC75DER17: Aeronca 15AC, N1203H, Forest Lake, MN, August 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Forest Lake, MN · FOREST LAKE, MN
- Location: 45.2508° N, 92.9669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2508&lon=-92.9669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER17

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: [N1203H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1203H), registered now, S/N 15AC-215 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 15AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (registry code 0191202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Journeys End

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N3495](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3495-1990-07-20), registration cancelled 1990-07-20, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S1-C
- Registry model: [Tiedens PITTS S1-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/tiedens-pitts-s1-c) (registry code 72202Z1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Journeys End

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740817032792A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817032792A), Aug 17, 1974: Aronca 15AC, Forest Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Plt was attempting to push stalled acft fm rwy.
- [Accident 19740817032791A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817032791A), Aug 17, 1974: Child S2PITT*, Forest Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Struck stalled,unoccupied Aeronca nr upwind end of rwy. Made no turns to improve fld of vision.

## Other investigations on N1203H (1)

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 UNK64X2372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2372), Jun 19, 1964: Aeronca 15AC (N1203H), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage

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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