# Accident 20020414009579A: Aronca 15AC, Sitka, AK, April 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2002, 07:35 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.2333° N, 135.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.2333&lon=-135.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1272H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1272H-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020414009579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED SIT @ 1422Z AND CLIMBED TO 4,000 AT 1440Z, EXPERIENCES ENGINE POWER LOSS. COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. LOOKED FOR BEACH AREA TO LAND IN NAKWASINA PASSAGE. UPON LANDING ON BEACH LANDING GEAR HIT SOFT SAND DIP OR SMALL RISE AND A/C FLIPPED OVER ON BACK. PIC INDICATED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A FOLLOWUP ON THE ENGINE FAILURE AFTER RECOVERY WILL BE CONDUCTED.

## 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 ANC02LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA030), Apr 14, 2002: Aeronca 15AC (N1272H), Sitka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undertermined reason. A factor in the accident was rough/uneven beach terrain at the site of the forced landing.

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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