Aeronca 15AC — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 29, 2026
There are 455 Aeronca 15AC airframes on record (built 1947–1957), 163 currently registered. 11 have one or more NTSB accident records (12 records total, 1 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 29, 2026.
Recent Aeronca 15AC accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance of trees during an attempted go-around in sun glare.
The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate obstacle clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with a tree and a loss of control.
A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during low-altitude flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision and impact with terrain.
The improper installation of the left wheel brake torque plate by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the separation of the torque plate from the axle endplate and a loss of directional control during landing.
Maintenance personnel’s failure to perform required fuel system tests to ensure that the airplane met its original type certification basis after modifying the fuel system and the Federal Aviation Administration’s improper approval of the fuel tank modification via the field approval process during which it did not ensure that the required fuel system tests were performed, which led to the pilot’s inability to determine the airplane’s actual amount of usable and unusable fuel and the subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
The pilot’s loss of airplane control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Maintenance personnel's failure to identify stress corrosion cracking in the stabilator control cable during the most recent inspection, and the subsequent failure of the cable on the flight after the inspection.