# NTSB Accident IAD96LA099
> **Aeronca L-3B** · 1996-06-16 · MORGANTOWN, WV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA099
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06013
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-16
- **Location:** MORGANTOWN, WV, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** L-3B
- **Registration:** N46634
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An inadequate maintenance/annual inspection and failure of the muffler which resulted in melted insulation on the magneto 'P' leads and subsequent loss of engine power.  A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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