# Accident 19890316004419A: Aronca STC15, Fairbanks, AK, March 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8095° N, 147.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8095&lon=-147.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4433N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4433N-2018-03-14) (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 STC15
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890316004419A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE FINALLY QUIT. CFI APPLIED CARB HEAT SEVERAL TIMES BUT STUDENT KEPT TURNING IT OFF. CRASHED IN SWAMP.

## 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 ANC89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA053), Mar 16, 1989: Aeronca 15AC (N4433N), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S INPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE INSTRUCTORS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE STUDENT ACTIONS WITHIN THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N4433N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040806018279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040806018279A), Aug 6, 2004: Aronca 15AC (N4433N), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During the takeoff, the aircraft's left wing clipped some brush at the end of the airstrip. The engine separated from fuselage and the left wing bent…

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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