# Accident 19920323007379A: Aronca 15AC, Port Alsworth, AK, March 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1992, 16:15 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1997° N, 154.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1997&lon=-154.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1469H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1469H-1994-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 493 total, 196 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920323007379A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO PASS IN DETERIORATING WEATHER. TRYING TO TURN AROUND,STRUCK HILLSIDE. FELL ONTO FROZEN LAKE.

## 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 ANC92LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA051), Mar 23, 1992: Aeronca 15AC (N1469H), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY CONDUCTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE LOW CEILINGS, SNOW, RAIN, ICING CONDITIONS, AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

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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