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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aronca 15AC · Skwentna, AK · April 2, 1980

Date
April 2, 1980 · 20:50 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1206H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FA038
Reported as
Aronca 15AC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Indicates pilot lost control of airplane on night flight in area of low ceilings, mixed rain and snow.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE ON NIGHT FLIGHT IN AREA OF LOW CEILINGS, MIXED RAIN AND SNOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.