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FAA incident report · Aeronc 7AC · Greenfield, IN · June 17, 2009

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Date
June 17, 2009 · 16:00 local
Place
Greenfield, IN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1049W
Reported as
Aeronc 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A65*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total75 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N1049WRegistration cancelled Jun 15, 2024 · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-7004 · Built 1947Airframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted Was transporting N1049W from pope field in Greenfield, IN to sheridan aviation at 5I4, sheridan, IN for a summer service call. About 15 to 17 minutes into the flight and at 3000 feet, the engine started to lose power. Carburetor heat was applied and a magneto check was accomplished, with the finding of a rough running left mag. The engine then stopped running. A restart was tried, but too much altitude was being lost so the decision was made to put the aircraft down in a field below. No injury to the pilot or damage to the aircraft was sustained.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TRANSPORTING N1049W FROM POPE FIELD IN GREENFIELD, IN TO SHERIDAN AVIATION AT 5I4, SHERIDAN, IN FOR A SUMMER SERVICE CALL. ABOUT 15 TO 17 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AND AT 3000 FEET, THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED AND A MAGNETO CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WITH THE FINDING OF A ROUGH RUNNING LEFT MAG. THE ENGINE THEN STOPPED RUNNING. A RESTART WAS TRIED, BUT TOO MUCH ALTITUDE WAS BEING LOST SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A FIELD BELOW. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED.