# NTSB UNK69X0145: Aeronca S-15AC, N1050H, Ebon (Pacific Ocean), September 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1969
- Place: Ebon (Pacific Ocean) · EBON,MARSHALL IS, PO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0145
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0145

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1050H-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 15AC-65 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA S-15AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (registry code 0191202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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