# NTSB Accident ANC04CA089
> **Aeronca 15AC** · 2004-08-07 · Big lake, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC04CA089
- **Event ID:** 20040831X01330
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-07
- **Location:** Big lake, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.575, -149.866668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** 15AC
- **Registration:** N4433N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions and subsequent collision with high vegetation during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a collision with the ground.  Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of a tailwind and bushes at the end of the airstrip.

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