# NTSB LAX82DA233: Aeronca 7AC, N1938E, Porterville, CA, June 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 23, 1982, 20:08 local (Jun 24, 1982, 03:08 UTC)
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Coordinates: 35.959259, -118.919281 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9593&lon=-118.9193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA233
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72299/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA233

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, cruise
  - miscellaneous - undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - emergency procedure - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING AT ABOUT 600 FT AGL WITH 2100 RPM WHEN HE THROTTLED BACK TO 1500 RPM FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE BACK TO CRUISE POWER, THE ENGINE FALTERED AND DIED. HE REPOSITIONED THE THROTTLE FORE AND AFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT CYCLE THE MAGNETOS OR CHECK THE CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT DID HAVE THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON FOR TWO MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1938E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1938E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5505, built 1946 (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&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5505
- Airframe hours: 4062
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bergman Farms
- Registered owner: Bergman Farms
- Departed: TULARE, CA
- Destination: TULARE, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 104 total, 78 in this make and model, 83 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F

## 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 19820623026859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820623026859A), Jun 23, 1982: Bbavia 7AC, Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot states he throttled back and then added power with no engine response. Crashed during emergency landing.

## Other investigations on N1938E (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 LAX05CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA320), Sep 29, 2005: Aeronca 7AC (N1938E), Snelling, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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