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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aronca 15AC · Anchorage, AK · September 30, 1991

Date
September 30, 1991 · 17:30 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1416H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91LA156
Reported as
Aronca 15AC
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
530 total250 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

En route noticed fuel streaming off wings. Engine quit. Nosed over in tidal flats. Tide got wings. Possible siphon

As the FAA filed it

EN ROUTE NOTICED FUEL STREAMING OFF WINGS. ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER IN TIDAL FLATS. TIDE GOT WINGS. POSSIBLE SIPHON

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.