# Accident 19870711034149A: Aronca STC15, Dillingham, AK, July 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Shannons Pond Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8194° N, 157.8602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8194&lon=-157.8602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1304H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1304H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca S15AC (registry code 0191204, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA STC15
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,341 total, 1,071 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711034149A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND HIT THE BEACH ON TAKEOFF. PILOT REPORTED A WET AIR FILTER

## 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 ANC87LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA093), Jul 11, 1987: Aeronca 15AC (N1304H), Dillingham, 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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