# NTSB UNK67X0129: Aeronca 15AC, N1452H, Watson Lake, Canada, June 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1967
- Place: Watson Lake, Canada · WATSON LAKE, 
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK67X0129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0129

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0056  67/6/14    WATSON LAKE,CAN     AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1455                    N1452H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT.OF CANDA. PLT  PVERFLEW SOITABLE AIRFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1452H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1452H), registered now, S/N 15AC-521, built 1950 (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 N1452H (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 ANC08CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA056), Apr 24, 2008: Aeronca 15AC (N1452H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll. A factor was an excessive taxispeed.

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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