# Accident 19901223057989A: Aronca L3C, Brooksville, FL, December 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1990, 13:50 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52350, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca L-3C (registry code 0191010, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-l-3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA L3C
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 221 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901223057989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT AFTER CLIMB TO CRUISE. CRASH LANDED IN TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA052), Dec 23, 1990: Aeronca L-3C (N52350), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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