Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | El Paso, TX
31.758720°N, 106.486931°W |
Tail number | N4542E |
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Accident date | 28 Jan 1990 |
Aircraft type | Aeronca 7DC |
Additional details: | None |
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.