# Accident 20100616036479A: Aeronca 7AC, Sandersville, GA, June 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2010, 13:16 local time
- Place: Sandersville, GA
- Airport: Kaolin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9667° N, 82.8361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9667&lon=-82.8361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84362, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84362) (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: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 48 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100616036479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N83462 HAD LOSS OF POWER ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 @ (KOKZ) KAOLIN FIELD, SANDERSVILLE, GA. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1,420 FT. FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE. THE GEAR SHEARED OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE DITCH BANK AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA314), Jun 16, 2010: Aeronca 7AC (N84362), Sandersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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