Accident · 1990-01-28

NTSB case FTW90FA059 · AERONCA 7DC · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-01-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: AERONCA 7DC (N4542E)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: BARRETT, PHILIP C. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): BARRETT, PHILIP C.

Probable cause

POWER LOSS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CARBURETOR ASSEMBLY AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT KNOWN DEFICIENCIES. FACTORS WERE CONTAMINATED FUEL, PARTIALLY BLOCKED FUEL SCREEN, FOULED SPARK PLUGS, THE ROUGH TERRAIN, AND THE LACK OF SHOULDER HARNESSES.

Source: NTSB case FTW90FA059

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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