# Accident 20100814043729A: Aeronca 7CCM, Justin, TX, August 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2010, 10:50 local time
- Place: Justin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0750° N, 97.3553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0750&lon=-97.3553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85065, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7CCM (registry code 2110110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ccm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7CCM
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA478) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100814043729A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 14, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 LOCAL, N85065, AN AERONCA MODEL 7CCM AIRPLANE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE VICINITY OF PROPWASH AIRPORT (16X) NEAR JUSTIN, TX. THE PILOT, RICHARD P. ZIPPERER, AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1399426 HAD ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN10LA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA478), Aug 14, 2010: Aeronca 7CCM (N85065), Justin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's delay in transferring fuel from the gravity feed wing tanks to the main tank.

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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