# NTSB Accident LAX89LA261
> **AERONCA 7AC** · 1989-08-04 · RIO LINDA, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA261
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29148
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-04
- **Location:** RIO LINDA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.680271, -121.449111
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N84709
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING AN ABORTED LANDING.   RELATED FACTORS WERE: A FALSE AIRSPEED INDICATION, THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, HIS IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND THE FENCE.

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