# NTSB SEA70D0115: Aeronca 15AC, N1458H, Mead, WA, November 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1969
- Place: Mead, WA · MEAD, WA
- Location: 47.7795° N, 117.3499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mead, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7795&lon=-117.3499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4448  69/11/21   MEAD,WASH           AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1810                    N1458H              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEAD,WASH                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- DARK NITE.UNLIGHTED ARPT.ACFT OBSERVED IN TAIL HIGH POSITION,HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1458H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1458H-1974-06-26), registration cancelled 1974-06-26, S/N 15AC-531 (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
- Airport: Mead

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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