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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Porterville, CA · June 23, 1982

Date: June 23, 1982 · 20:00 local
Place: Porterville, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1938E
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX82DA233
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A65*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 104 total78 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N1938ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-5505 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot states he throttled back and then added power with no engine response. Crashed during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES HE THROTTLED BACK AND THEN ADDED POWER WITH NO ENGINE RESPONSE. CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX82DA233Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPorterville, CAThe 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…Jun 24, 1982 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1938E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20050928023459AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Snelling, CA(-23) On 9/28/2005, at approximately 1830 hours PDT, Aeronca A7C airplane, N1938E, crashed approximately 2.5 miles south of Snelling, CA. N1938E, owned and operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted] was conducting a VFR pleasure flight under 14 CFR 91 in…Sep 28, 2005 · Substantial damage