19951029034939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Lapeer, MI · October 29, 1995

Date: October 29, 1995 · 17:30 local
Place: Lapeer, MI
Airport: Dupont-Lapeer Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N84124
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA023
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A65*
Fatal injuries: 0

N84124Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC2811 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine quit on climbout turned back. On final engine started. Lost control stalled. Fuel was empty. No fuel gauge. (-23) pilot was performing takeoffs and landings. After two successful take offs and landings, the third take off, the engine quit. Pilot turned to land on airport. He started to overshoot the runway, turned to land on an intersecting runway. During the turn, aircraft stalled and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT TURNED BACK. ON FINAL ENGINE STARTED. LOST CONTROL STALLED. FUEL WAS EMPTY. NO FUEL GAUGE. (-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. AFTER TWO SUCCESSFUL TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, THE THIRD TAKE OFF, THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT TURNED TO LAND ON AIRPORT. HE STARTED TO OVERSHOOT THE RUNWAY, TURNED TO LAND ON AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY. DURING THE TURN, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA023Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLapeer, MIfuel exhaustion resulting in engine failure, the inadvertant stall, and improper decision by the pilot to attempt a large heading change at low altitude and airspeed. A factor relating to this accident is no fuel quantity gage installed in the airplane.Oct 29, 1995 · Substantial damage