What happened
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(-23) On February 1, 2009, at approximately 1530 local time, an Aeronca 7AC champ airplane piloted by privacy data omitted was cruising at altitude of 800 feet near Cameron, south carolina. privacy data omitted Heard and felt a rough running engine. He immediately decided to find a place to land the airplane, noted a cotton field and made a precautionary landing. During the landing, he applied the brakes, then released, the airplane flipped over on it back. privacy data omitted Unfastened his safety belt and crawled out of the airplane. He received no injuries. Noticed fuel dripping from the fuel tank. He waved down a passerby who helped privacy data omitted call for the local EMS and fire department who arrived a short time later. The aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 LOCAL TIME, AN AERONCA 7AC CHAMP AIRPLANE PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CRUISING AT ALTITUDE OF 800 FEET NEAR CAMERON, SOUTH CAROLINA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HEARD AND FELT A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. HE IMMEDIATELY DECIDED TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE, NOTED A COTTON FIELD AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEN RELEASED, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ON IT BACK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNFASTENED HIS SAFETY BELT AND CRAWLED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. HE RECEIVED NO INJURIES. NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL TANK. HE WAVED DOWN A PASSERBY WHO HELPED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALL FOR THE LOCAL EMS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO ARRIVED A SHORT TIME LATER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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