- Date
- April 1, 1991, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kotzebue, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1376HAeronca 15AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910401008079A
- Case key
- 5532
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Probable cause
Fuel contamination (water) in both fuel tanks and fuel lines.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While in cruise flight, the engine quit. During the emergency landing on the tundra, the airplane nosed over onto its back. Examination of the fuel system revealed water was found in both fuel lines and fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1376H
- Reported as
- Aeronca 15AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 425
- Engine
- Continental C-142-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry Villers
- Registered owner
- Larry Villers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 3, 1990 · 21 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 715 total · 210 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -15 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.