Aeronca 7AC N1790E
23 March 1989 · Catoosa, Oklahoma, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 March 1989 at about 00:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N1790E was involved in an accident near Catoosa, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Catoosa, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.1807, -95.7597
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N1790E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tulsa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW89LA069
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
CARBURETOR ICE AND IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE OCCURRENCE WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER AND HAD TO LAND ON ROUGH TERRAIN. HE SAID HE BELIEVED THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. THE TEMPERATURE & DEW POINT WERE 50 & 25 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO CARBURETOR ICING CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING AT GLIDE & CRUISE POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Wolf Point, Montana, United States | Nickels, Stephen A | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Gueydan, Louisiana, United States | Lejeune Darryle B. | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Sep 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Screven, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Semmes, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1989 | Aeronca 7KCAB | Pine Creek, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1989 | Aeronca 7AC | Indian Head, Maryland, United States | Bauserman Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-32-300 | Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States | Bauer, Kathleen | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1989 | Cessna 182 | Owasso, Oklahoma, United States | William Burney York | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1989 | Bell 47L | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Allied Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1989 | Cessna 177B | Harrah, Oklahoma, United States | Advance Meat Co., Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1989 | Aeronca 65-TAC | Pryor, Oklahoma, United States | Cole, Charles W. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 May 1989 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Edmond, Oklahoma, United States | James, Rodney C. | No injuries | - |