# Accident 19920615020199A: Aronca STC15, Memory Lake, AK, June 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1992, 15:50 local time
- Place: Memory Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1480H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1480H-2000-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca S15AC (registry code 0191204, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA STC15
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 44 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920615020199A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING ON A 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 ANC92LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA091), Jun 15, 1992: Aeronca 15AC (N1480H), Memory Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS INCLUDE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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