# Accident 19910401008079A: Aronca 15AC, Kotzebue, AK, April 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2395° N, 161.1910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2395&lon=-161.1910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1376H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1376H) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 280 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910401008079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED ON TUNDRA AND NOSED OVER. FOUND WATER AND ICE IN FUEL.

## 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 ANC91LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA044), Apr 1, 1991: Aeronca 15AC (N1376H), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION (WATER) IN BOTH FUEL TANKS AND FUEL LINES.

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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