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Aeronca 7AC N1938E

29 September 2005 · Snelling, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 September 2005 at about 01:30 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N1938E was involved in an accident near Snelling, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Snelling, California, United States
Coordinates
37.5233, -120.4069
Aircraft
Aeronca 7AC
Registration
N1938E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Oakdale → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX05CA320

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane nosed over during a forced landing in a plowed field. The single engine airplane lost power as the private pilot was flying in the local area, 1,000 feet above the ground during a personal flight. The pilot set up for landing on a plowed field; however, he could not align the landing gear with the plowed rows prior to touchdown, and the airplane nosed over during the landing roll. Post accident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no anomalies. The fuel in the tanks was a mixture of 100 low-lead aviation gasoline and 80 octane fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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