- Date
- May 28, 1983, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- El Reno, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N81978Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830528021869A
- Case key
- 20916
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over during a forced landing after the engine quit. The plt stated that when about 4 miles from the arpt at 200 ft the engine began losing power with the dropping from 2000 to 1500 RPM. He also stated that application of carburetor heat did not improve performance. The acft was unable to maintain alt and a landing was made in a muddy wheatfield. After the accident the engine started and ran normally. Both the plt and the operator attributed the engine failure to carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81978
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-603
- Airframe hours
- 3,382
- Engine
- Continental C-A65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Faris Whitley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 24, 1982
- Departed
- F28 · El Reno, OK
- Airport
- F28 · Mustang
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 505 total · 27 in this make and model · 359 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OKC, 12 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.