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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Snelling, CA · September 28, 2005

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Date
September 28, 2005 · 18:30 local
Place
Snelling, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1938E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05CA320
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N1938ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-5505 · Built 1946Airframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-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 VMC conditions. The pilot privacy data omitted departed oakdale, CA (O27) at approximately 1730 hours PDT, for a planned 1.5 hour sightseeing flight in the vicinity of Snelling. In cruise flight on a north heading at 1000 feet AGL the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to regain power with the throttle without success. He turned to the south and established a power off glide for a forced landing in a fallow field. N1938E landed on the main landing gear in a wings level attitude at approximately 30 KIAS. The aircraft rolled approximately 65 feet across the freshly ripped 4 inch furrows and overturned on its nose coming to rest inverted. The pilot exited the aircraft unassisted, sustaining a minor laceration to his leg. The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing and no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 OMIT^ WAS CONDUCTING A VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR 91 IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED OAKDALE, CA (O27) AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 HOURS PDT, FOR A PLANNED 1.5 HOUR SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF SNELLING. IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON A NORTH HEADING AT 1000 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN POWER WITH THE THROTTLE WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE TURNED TO THE SOUTH AND ESTABLISHED A POWER OFF GLIDE FOR A FORCED LANDING IN A FALLOW FIELD. N1938E LANDED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KIAS. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET ACROSS THE FRESHLY RIPPED 4 INCH FURROWS AND OVERTURNED ON ITS NOSE COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED, SUSTAINING A MINOR LACERATION TO HIS LEG. THE PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05CA320Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSnelling, CAthe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Sep 29, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1938E · 1

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

Accident 19820623026859AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Porterville, CAPilot states he throttled back and then added power with no engine response. Crashed during emergency landing.Jun 23, 1982 · Substantial damage