# Accident 19890702018799A: Aronca 15AC, Fort Atkinson, WI, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Fort Atkinson, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9195° N, 88.8392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9195&lon=-88.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1271H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1271H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 276 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702018799A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LOCAL FLIGHT. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD ON FORCED LANDING DOWN WIND AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI89DEP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP06), Jul 3, 1989: Aeronca 15AC (N1271H), Fort Atkinson, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING & TREES.

## Other reports on N1271H (2)

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

- [Incident 19780512033429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512033429I), May 12, 1978: Aronca 15AC (N1271H), Pullman, WA, Minor damage. Struck powerlines while making emergency landing. Engine quit due to carbureator ice.
- [Accident 19731020036409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020036409A), Oct 20, 1973: Aronca 15AC (N1271H), Columbia C Rds, PA, Substantial damage. Drg ldg phase enctrd wind gust l wing and nose of acft hit gnd. Wind gusting 20K.

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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