# Accident 20120806015479A: Aeronca 7AC, Clifford, PA, August 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2012, 17:20 local time
- Place: Clifford, PA
- Airport: Ashlawn Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6197° N, 75.5911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6197&lon=-75.5911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83826, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83826-2018-02-20) (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 A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,291 total, 70 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA507) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120806015479A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12LA507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA507), Aug 6, 2012: Aeronca 7AC (N83826), Clifford, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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