# NTSB Accident FTW98LA233
> **Aeronca 7AC** · 1998-05-20 · SHERIDAN, AR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA233
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10083
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-20
- **Location:** SHERIDAN, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.300453, -92.399116
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N3504E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadvertent engine start due to the pilot's failure to ensure that the magneto switch was in the OFF position when he was attempting to clear the flooded engine. A factor was the pilot's improper starting procedure, which resulted in flooding the engine.

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