Aeronca 7AC N81978
28 May 1983 · El Reno, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1983 at about 20:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N81978 was involved in an accident near El Reno, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Reno, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mustang (F28)
- Coordinates
- 35.5392, -97.9596
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N81978
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Reno → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA256
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN ABOUT 4 MILES FROM THE ARPT AT 200 FT THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER WITH THE DROPPING FROM 2000 TO 1500 RPM. HE ALSO STATED THAT APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT DID NOT IMPROVE PERFORMANCE. THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT AND A LANDING WAS MADE IN A MUDDY WHEATFIELD. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. BOTH THE PLT AND THE OPERATOR ATTRIBUTED THE ENGINE FAILURE TO CARBURETOR ICE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Aeronca 7ECA | Wentworth, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1983 | Aeronca 7BCM L-16A | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1983 | Aeronca 7AC CHAMP | Seldovia, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Burnips, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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