Aeronca 15 AC SEDAN accident near Neal Lake, Alaska, June 9, 1986
On June 9, 1986 at about 5:45 pm local time, a Aeronca 15 AC SEDAN, registered N1450H, was substantially damaged in an accident near Neal Lake, Alaska (Neal Lake airport). It was a personal 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 9, 1986 · about 5:45 pm local time
- Place
- Neal Lake, Alaska · Neal Lake
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 15 AC SEDAN 15 AC SEDA · all 15 AC SEDANs on the register
- Registration
- N1450H · registry record · serial 15AC-519
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WHILE STEP TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE INADVERTENTLY WITH INSUFFICIENT ROOM TO TAKEOFF OR TURN. THE PILOT-IN--COMMAND STATED HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LAKE. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE STRIKING THE SHORELINE, WHERE THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,800 hours in all; 55 in this make and model; 55 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 4,600 as pilot in command; 2,000 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,919 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 1, 1986; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,050 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Neal Lake AK at 12:45 pm
- Destination: ANC Lake Hood AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 4,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC86LA068.