- Date
- December 23, 1990, 13:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Brooksville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52350Aeronca L-3C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901223057989A
- Case key
- 32808
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Probable cause
Total loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After leveling off following a climb, the eng quit. During the descent for a forced landing, the acft collided with trees, a power line, then the ground. An FAA inspector examined the fuel syst for contaminants; none were found. Fuel quantity was sufficient. The damaged carb was removed & an airworthy carb was installed for the eng run. The eng operated normally. The damaged carb was bench tested & found to operate normally. No determination could be made as to the reason for the loss of eng power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52350
- Reported as
- Aeronca L-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 058B6712
- Airframe hours
- 1,701
- Engine
- Continental A65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- White, John W.
- Registered owner
- White, John W.
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 2, 1990 · 14 hours before
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 670 total · 221 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- TPA, 35 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.