Aeronca 7AC and Cessna R182 accident near Bonham, Texas, April 3, 1988
On April 3, 1988 at about 10:30 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Aeronca 7AC (N2044E) and Cessna R182 (N7350R), were involved in the same accident near Bonham, Texas (Jones Field). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 3, 1988 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Bonham, Texas · Jones Field · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Aeronca 7AC · all 7ACs on the register
- Registration
- N2044E · registry record · serial 7AC5614
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft 2
- Cessna R182 · all R182s on the register
- Registration
- N7350R · registry record · serial R18200646
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative for the Aeronca 7AC final · quoted from the NTSB record
ONE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE AT THE SAME TIME TWO OTHERS WERE LANDING. THE FIRST AIRPLANE LANDED AND DID A 180 ON THE RUNWAY TO TAXI BACK TO THE PARKING AREA. THIS REQUIRED THE SECOND AIRPLANE TO G0-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE TAXIING IN STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY TO WAIT FOR THE AIRPLANE COMING OUT TO PASS. BOTH AIRPLANES STOPPED AND WAITED FOR THE OTHER TO MOVE. THE OTHER AIRPLANE LANDED AND TAXIED IN AROUND ONE OF THE STOPPED AIRPLANES, AND THEN MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. THE OUTER FOUR FEET OF THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERED BY THE TURNING PROPELLER OF THE OTHER STOPPED AIRPLANE.
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The NTSB's narrative for the Cessna R182 final · quoted from the NTSB record
ONE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE AT THE SAME TIME TWO OTHERS WERE COMING IN TO LAND. THE FIRST AIRPLANE LANDED AND DID A 180 ON THE RUNWAY TO TAXI BACK TO THE PARKING AREA. THIS REQUIRED THE SECOND AIRPLANE TO GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE TAXIING IN STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY TO WAIT FOR THE AIRPLANE COMING OUT TO PASS. BOTH AIRPLANES STOPPED AND WAITED FOR THE OTHER TO MOVE. THE OTHER AIRPLANES LANDED AND TAXIED IN AROUND ONE OF THE STOPPED AIRPLANES, AND THEN MADE A ABRUPT LEFT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. THE OUTER FOUR FEET OF THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERED BY THE TURNING PROPELLER OF THE OTHER STOPPED AIRPLANE.
The NTSB's narratives can run to many pages; this is the opening. Read the full report at the NTSB.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW88LA088.