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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7CCM · Ocklawaha, FL · July 14, 2012

Date
July 14, 2012 · 07:15 local
Place
Ocklawaha, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83977
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12LA452
Reported as
Aeronca 7CCM
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft departed home base and climbed to approx 1000 ft AGL. Shortly after reaching 1000 ft the engine quit and was not able to restart. Aircraft made emergency landing in a remote swamp area approx 2 miles from airport.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HOME BASE AND CLIMBED TO APPROX 1000 FT AGL. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING 1000 FT THE ENGINE QUIT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A REMOTE SWAMP AREA APPROX 2 MILES FROM AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.