Aeronca 15AC accident near Murphy Dome, Alaska, August 22, 1984
On August 22, 1984 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Aeronca 15AC, registered N1067H, was substantially damaged in an accident near Murphy Dome, Alaska. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 22, 1984 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Murphy Dome, Alaska
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 15AC · all 15ACs on the register
- Registration
- N1067H · registry record · serial 15AC86
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE CFI SAID THE ENGINE QUIT IN 'STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT' & 'ACTED LIKE FUEL STARVATION.' THE PROP WAS WINDMILLING. RESTARTS WERE ATTEMPTED WITHOUT SUCCESS. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A WOODED AREA. THE LANDING WAS CUSHIONED BY THE ACFT FLOATS AND WINGS. THE CFIS FLT TIME IN THE MAKE ACFT WAS 9 HRS. NO FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 11,100 hours in all; 9 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 11,015 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: None (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,700 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 1, 1983; 21 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,050 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-145 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Big Mintu Lake AK at 11:30 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 80 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,500 ft; not recorded at 6,500 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:00 am
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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