# Accident 20230505006079A: Aeronca 7DC-CONV, Fort Mill, SC, May 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2023, 08:00 local time
- Place: Fort Mill, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9292° N, 80.8669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9292&lon=-80.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3058E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3058E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC-CONV (registry code 2110117, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc-conv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12 (registry code 17124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC-CONV
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 14 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230505006079A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KEQY ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT.  AFTER CLIMBING UP AND DEPARTING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER DECIDED TO DESCEND TO 1,600 FT AND TO FOLLOW THE CATAWBA RIVER.  UPON REACHING 1,600 FT, THE PILOT INCREASED THE THROTTLE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  THE PILOT COMPLETED ENGINE FAILURE PROCEDURES WITH NO RESULTING CHANGES.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN THE RIVER.  SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN IN THE RIVER, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SANDBAR, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP INVERTED.  WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE LIGHT WINDS, 10 SM VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE 11 DEGREES C, AND APPROXIMATELY 80% HUMIDITY.

## 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 ERA23LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA221), May 5, 2023: Aeronca 7DC-CONV (N3058E), Fort Mill, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat before initiating a descent in conditions conducive to the development of carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to…

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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