# NTSB Accident ERA18FA230
> **Aeronca 7AC** · 2018-08-24 · Hanson, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18FA230
- **Event ID:** 20180824X91943
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-08-24
- **Location:** Hanson, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.022499, -70.835281
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N65HM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, the pilot's decision to turn back to the runway shortly after takeoff, and his failure to maintain airspeed during the turn, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, and subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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