# Accident 19890606014389A: Aronca 15AC, Plainwell, MI, June 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Plainwell, MI
- Airport: Plainwell Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4408° N, 85.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4408&lon=-85.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1003H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1003H) (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 C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890606014389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK GROUND WING LOW AND CARTWHEELED. NO MEDICAL OR BIENNIAL. USED AUTO FUEL. NO STC.

## 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 CHI89DEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM02), Jun 6, 1989: Aeronca 15AC (N1003H), Plainwell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY THE AIRPLANE WHICH HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED WHICH RESULTED IN THE FUEL SYSTEM BLOCKAGE.

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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