# Accident 20070817017089A: Aronca 15AC, Clear, AK, August 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Clear, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.3000° N, 149.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3000&lon=-149.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1407H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1407H-2017-04-07) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 90 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070817017089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENROUTE FROM CHENA MARINA (AK28) TO HEALY (HRR) IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION AT 4000FT MSL ENGINE RPM ABRUPTLY REDUCED TO 1500. THROTTLE MOVEMENT AND CARB HEAT APPLICATION HAD NO EFFECT. PILOT CALLED ATC AND CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL IMPACT WITH TREES. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE EAST OF PARKS HIGHWAY. PILOT WAS APPARENTLY UNINJURED BUT WAS TRANSPORTED TO MEDICAL FACILITY FOR OBSERVATION AND RELEASED. AIRCRAFT WAS INACCESSIBLE BY ROAD/FOOT AND WILL BE TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER. AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WILL BE INVESTIGATED WHEN AIRCRAFT IS AVAILABLE AT MAINTENANCE FACILITY.

## 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 ANC07LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA086), Aug 17, 2007: Aeronca AR-15 (N1407H), Clear, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N1407H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900819063159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819063159I), Aug 19, 1990: Aronca 15AC (N1407H), Chickaloon Flat, AK. Broke a tailwheel attach bolt while taxiing on Chickaloon river flats.

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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