# Accident 19940616016389A: Aronca 15AC, Napoleon, MI, June 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1994, 20:24 local time
- Place: Napoleon, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1595° N, 84.2403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1595&lon=-84.2403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5114Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5114Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 236 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940616016389A

## Narrative

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

FIRST WATER TAKEOFF UNABLE ROTATE. TRIED AGAIN ENGINE LOST POWER CRASHED NOSE DOWN IN SWAMP. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 CHI94LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA201), Jun 17, 1994: Aeronca 15AC (N5114Y), Napoleon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for unknown reasons. A factor related tot he accident were the trees encountered.

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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