# Accident 19910930044109A: Aronca 15AC, Anchorage, AK, September 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0794° N, 149.6994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0794&lon=-149.6994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1416H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1416H-1996-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 250 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910930044109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC91LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA156), Oct 1, 1991: Aeronca Sedan 15AC (N1416H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ENSURE THAT THE FUEL CAPS WERE SECURE, WHICH RESTULED IN A FUEL LEAK AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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