# Incident 20060720024809I: Bbavia 7AC, Wilton, NY, July 20, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2006, 09:29 local time
- Place: Wilton, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1801° N, 73.7443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1801&lon=-73.7443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84218, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060720024809I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD EMERGENCY LANDING IN CORNFIELD DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND A BROKEN ENGINE CASE, CAUSED BY INTERNAL FAILURE, INCLUDING BROKEN PISTON CONNECTING ROD. THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO EXAMINE THE ENGINE AT THEIR FACILITY TO DETERMINE CAUSE, AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE OFFER WAS TAKEN. HOWEVER, DUE TO PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME IN COMPLETING THIS TASK, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO CLOSE THIS INCIDENT WITH THE INFORMATION WE ALREADY HAVE.

## Other reports on N84218 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120512011859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120512011859I), May 12, 2012: Aeronca 7AC (N84218), Schoharie, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft was reported striking power lines while in flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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