# NTSB MKC76DTK25: Aeronca 15AC, N1240H, Union Center, SD, May 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1976
- Place: Union Center, SD · UNION CENTER, SD
- Location: 44.5608° N, 102.6693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Center, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5608&lon=-102.6693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DTK25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTK25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1001   76/5/4    UNION CENTER,SD     AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 302
        TIME - 1130                    N1240H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REICHERT FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNION CENTER,SD             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- TIRE BLEW ON TKOF ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1240H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1240H), registered now, S/N 15AC-252 (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: Reichert Farm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19760504010289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504010289A), May 4, 1976: Aronca 15AC, Union Center, SD, Substantial damage. Tire blew on tkof roll.

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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