# NTSB SEA76FYI03: Aeronca 15AC, N1313H, Lapine, OR, July 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1975
- Place: Lapine, OR · LAPINE, OR
- Location: 43.6868° N, 121.4853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Pine, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6868&lon=-121.4853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYI03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYI03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2616  75/7/13  NR.LAPINE,OR          AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1520
        TIME - 1100                    N1313H              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EUGENE,OR                   RETURN                      LAPINE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED
        REMARKS- TKOF FM ROAD,WING HIT TREE,LOST CTL.PREVIOUS LDG DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.R TANK BLADDER COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1313H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1313H-2021-05-08), registration cancelled 2021-05-08, S/N 15AC-343, built 1949 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750713021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713021249A), Jul 13, 1975: Aronca 15AC, Lapine, OR, Destroyed. Tkof fm road,wing hit tree,lost ctl. Previous ldg due to fuel exhaustion.r tank bladder collapsed.

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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