UNK69X0145

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca S-15AC · Ebon (Pacific Ocean) · September 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1969
Place
Ebon (Pacific Ocean) · EBON,MARSHALL IS, PO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1050HAeronca S-15AC
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148065

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0056   69/9/5  NR.EBON,MARSHALL IS   AERONCA S-15AC      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38,
        TIME - 1800                    N1050H              PX-  0  0  2  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JALUIT ATOLL,M.I.           EBON ATOLL,M.I.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK.PLT-PX RESCUED 9/8/69. UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF TRUST TERRITORIES.

Aircraft

Registration
N1050H
Reported as
Aeronca S-15AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.