# Accident 19941021035649A: Aronca 15AC, Nikolai, AK, October 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Nikolai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.8696° N, 153.8700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8696&lon=-153.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1428H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1428H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 140 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941021035649A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK A LOG LANDING ON SANDBAR. HAD FLOWN THROUGH WET SNOW SHOWER. INDICATES FUEL VENTS ICED UP.

## 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 ANC95LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA005), Oct 21, 1994: Aeronca Sedan AR-15 (N1428H), Nikolai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE FALLING SNOW, AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM VENTS, RESTRICTION OF THE FUEL FLOW AND LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA.

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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