# Accident 19910303003679A: Aronca 15AC, St Croix Falls, WI, March 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1991, 11:45 local time
- Place: St Croix Falls, WI
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3993° N, 92.6298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3993&lon=-92.6298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1340H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1340H) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 714 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303003679A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DEPLANED TO MOVE AUTO FROM PATH OF AIRCRAFT. WAS STRUCK BY IDLING PROPELLER AS SHE WALKED FORWARD.

## 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 CHI91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA102), Mar 3, 1991: Aeronca 15AC (N1340H), St.Croix Falls, WI, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE TO CONDUCT A PASSENGER SAFETY BRIEFING, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION, BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS THE PASSENGER'S INATTENTIVENESS.

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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