# NTSB LAX79DUJ67: Aeronca 7AC, N1338E, Tucson, AZ, April 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1979
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1911  79/4/29    TUCSON,AZ           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 863
        TIME - 1015                    N1338E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TUCSON,AZ                   TUCSON,AZ                    AVRA VALLEY,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NEEDLE VALVE & SEAT WORN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1338E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1338E), registered now, S/N 7AC-4899 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790429017289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429017289A), Apr 29, 1979: Blanca 7AC, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during attempted emergency landing. Carburetor was found defective.

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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