# Accident 19840630033809A: Aronca 15AC, Ester, AK, June 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ester, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8472° N, 148.0144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ester, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8472&lon=-148.0144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1436H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1436H-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,386 total, 500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840630033809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DETERIORATED OIL PRESSURE LINE BURST. ENGINE LOST POWER. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO LAND THE FLOAT PLANE IN A POND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC84LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA109), Jul 1, 1984: Aeronca 15AC (N1436H), Ester, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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