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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeronca 7AC · Clifford, PA · August 6, 2012

Date
August 6, 2012 · 17:20 local
Place
Clifford, PA
Airport
Ashlawn Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83826
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12LA507
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,291 total70 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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.

On the first flight of the day, the aircraft took-off on the northwest heading runway. Soon after lift-off he sensed a reduced power condition. He made a 180 degree turn to the left and then crashed into the field adjacent to the grass runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF ON THE NORTHWEST HEADING RUNWAY. SOON AFTER LIFT-OFF HE SENSED A REDUCED POWER CONDITION. HE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE FIELD ADJACENT TO THE GRASS RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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