# NTSB Accident MIA89LA208
> **AERONCA 7AC** · 1989-07-27 · HOMESTEAD, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA89LA208
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28912
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-27
- **Location:** HOMESTEAD, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.560228, -80.459373
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N60FU
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER REPAIR OF THE FUEL CAP (SEAL) BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A BLOCKED FUEL SYSTEM (CAP) VENT AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE TELEPHONE LINE.  THE TELEPHONE (TRANSMISSION) LINE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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