N6399Y
Aeronca 15AC
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on May 15, 1985.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- September 26, 1984Accident
THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD WHILE ON A IFR FLIGHT AFTER HIS ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE SELECTED TOUCHDOWN POINT, IMPACTED TREES AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. IT THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED THE CRANKSHIFT SEPARATED DURING FLIGHT DUE TO HIGH CYCLIC METAL FATIGUE CRACKING.