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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca AR7 · Springville, NY · August 25, 2009

Date: August 25, 2009 · 18:55 local
Place: Springville, NY
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N84423
Reported as: Aeronca AR7
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total50 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N84423Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-3121 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine 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.

On 8-25-09 at approx 1900 EDT an Aeronca 7AC registered as N84423 experienced fuel exhaustion and made an emergency landing off airport near Springville NY. The aircraft was on a local VFR and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft suffered minor damage and the sole occupant of the aircraft the pilot suffered minor injuries. No other person was injured and no other property was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ON 8-25-09 AT APPROX 1900 EDT AN AERONCA 7AC REGISTERED AS N84423 EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT NEAR SPRINGVILLE NY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LOCAL VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. NO OTHER PERSON WAS INJURED AND NO OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED.

Other reports on N84423 · 1

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

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