# NTSB SEA72DYE30: Aeronca 15AC, N1251H, Chehalis, WA, May 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1972
- Place: Chehalis, WA · CHEHALIS, WA
- Location: 46.6642° N, 122.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chehalis, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6642&lon=-122.9654&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYE30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYE30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0593   72/5/6    CHEHALIS,WASH       AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 278
        TIME - 1101                    N1251H              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEHALIS,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT TREES IN A 45-DEGREE BANK,NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1251H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1251H-1972-08-15), registration cancelled 1972-08-15, S/N 15AC-263 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 15AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca S15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s15ac) (registry code 0191204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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