# NTSB SEA71DWD16: Aeronca 15AC, N1118H, Olympia, WA, September 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1970
- Place: Olympia, WA · OLYMPIA, WA
- Location: 47.0406° N, 122.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olympia, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0406&lon=-122.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DWD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3774   70/9/8    OLYMPIA,WASH        AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 358
        TIME - 1750                    N1118H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLYMPIA,WASH                CAPITOL LAKE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- DOOR OPENED AFTR LFTOF,SLOWED ACFT.L FLOAT,FUSELAGE DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1118H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1118H), registered now, S/N 15AC-134 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 15AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca S15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s15ac) (registry code 0191204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0-360-B1E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (registry code 41559, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1118H (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 LAX07CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA264), Sep 3, 2007: Aeronca S15AC (N1118H), Shelton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during takeoff following the inadvertent encounter with a boat's wake.

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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