# NTSB NYC67F0163: Aeronca 15AC, N1357H, Geneva, NY, June 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1966
- Place: Geneva, NY · GENEVA, NY
- Location: 42.8637° N, 76.9829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneva, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8637&lon=-76.9829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0163

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1937  66/6/28    GENEVA NY           AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2215                    N1357H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            225 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1357H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1357H), registered now, S/N 15AC-404 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 15AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (registry code 0191202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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