Aeronca 7AC N1938E

Summary

On 24 June 1982 at about 03:08 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N1938E, operated by Bergman Farms, was involved in an accident near Porterville, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 June 1982 at 03:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Porterville, California, United States

Coordinates

35.9593, -118.9193

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N1938E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bergman Farms

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tulare → Tulare

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DA233

Nobody was injured.

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 STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING AT ABOUT 600 FT AGL WITH 2100 RPM WHEN HE THROTTLED BACK TO 1500 RPM FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE BACK TO CRUISE POWER, THE ENGINE FALTERED AND DIED. HE REPOSITIONED THE THROTTLE FORE AND AFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT CYCLE THE MAGNETOS OR CHECK THE CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT DID HAVE THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON FOR TWO MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.