# Accident 20120714013529A: Aeronca 7CCM, Ocklawaha, FL, July 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2012, 07:15 local time
- Place: Ocklawaha, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1236° N, 81.8869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1236&lon=-81.8869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83977, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83977-2023-04-01) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120714013529A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12LA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA452), Jul 14, 2012: Aeronca 7CCM (N83977), Ocklawaha, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion.

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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