# NTSB NYC72FGT01: Aeronca 15AC, N1271H, Liberty, PA, August 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1971
- Place: Liberty, PA · LIBERTY, PA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FGT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2787   71/8/9    LIBERTY,PA          AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 151
        TIME - 1700                    N1271H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AVENDALE,PA                 WELLSBORO,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SEDIMENT BOWL SCREEN CHOKED WITH RUST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1271H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1271H), registered now, S/N 15AC-284 (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

## Other investigations on N1271H (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 CHI89DEP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP06), Jul 3, 1989: Aeronca 15AC (N1271H), Fort Atkinson, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING & TREES.
- [NTSB NYC74DGT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGT13), Oct 20, 1973: Aeronca 15AC (N1271H), Columbia C Rds, PA, 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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