# NTSB ATL89FA019: Aeronca 7AC, N83045, Austell, GA, October 29, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: October 29, 1988, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Austell, GA
- Location: 33.8198° N, 84.6438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austell, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8198&lon=-84.6438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL89FA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7858/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA019

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - emergency procedure - simulated
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - powerplant controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, check pilot (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, check pilot (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed(vs) - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

PIC WAS OBTAINING BFR; STALLS & FLT AT MIN CONTROL AIRSPEED WERE COMPLETED. PIC BEGAN DESCENT FROM 2500 MSL TO HIS PVT STRIP FOR SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING. IN A SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW PIC SAID CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED & REMOVED AFTER 30 SEC. IN HIS RPT HE SAID CARB HEAT WAS REMOVED WHEN INSTRUCTOR SAID MANEUVER WAS COMPLETED. ON BASE LEG INSTRUCTOR INDICATED MANEUVER HAD BEEN COMPLETED. PIC APPLIED POWER TO 1700 RPM, THEN 1800 RPM, & FLEW OVR RWY 33 AT 2,300 FEET AGL. WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO CLIMB, ENGINE SPUTTERED & LOST POWER. PIC MADE A 270 DEGREE TURN TO LEFT TO ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A LAND FILL. AFTER ABOUT 200 DEGREES OF TURN THE NOSE OF THE ACFT YAWED RIGHT. THE ACFT STALLED AND IMPACTED IN A CUDZU PATCH ADJACENT TO RWY. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT THE BFR HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND THAT THE PILOT/OWNER WAS THE PIC.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83045](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83045-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 7AC-1701 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7AC-1701
- Airframe hours: 3386
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Ronald C. Walker
- Registered owner: Walker, Ronald C.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 21, 1988, 21 hours before
- Departed: FTY, ATLANTA, GA
- Airport: Walker Strip, runway 33, 1,200 × 30 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 181 total, 31 in this make and model, 133 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTY, 7 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881029048709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029048709A), Oct 29, 1988: Bbavia STC7, Austell, GA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on go around. Circled to land engine quit aircraft stalled. CFI giving biennial. Carb heat not on

## Other investigations on N83045 (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 ATL81FIA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIA08), Jul 31, 1981: Aeronca 7AC (N83045), Woodbridge, VA, substantial damage

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.

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