# Incident 20130723014969I: Aeronca 7AC, Elkton, KY, July 23, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Elkton, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8161° N, 87.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8161&lon=-87.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83032, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83032) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130723014969I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2013, DURING INSPECTION, THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER FAILED A COMPRESSION TEST.  THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH ONE THAT HAD NO PAPERWORK SUBSTANTIATING TRACABILITY. THE MAINTENANCE RECORD STATED THAT A: "USED, SERVICEABLE CYLINDER WITH 500 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL" WAS INSTALLED IN THE NUMBER FOUR POSITION.

ON JULY 23, 2013, APPROXIMATELY 5 FLIGHT HOURS AFTER INSTALLATION, THE EXHAUST VALVE-HEAD OF THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER CATESTROPHICALLY FAILED INTO THE CYLINDER CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER, REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

AT THE TIME OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED APPROXIMATELY 150 POUNDS OVER THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION, CONTRIBUTING TO A DIFFICULT LANDING.  DURING EMERGENCY LANDING, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED THROUGH A DITCH, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WINGTIP.

## Other reports on N83032 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20200311000769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200311000769A), Mar 11, 2020: Aeronca 7AC (N83032), Ankeny, IA, Substantial damage. The aircraft had just returned from a flight with another pilot. The pilot involved in the accident was alone. After multiple attempts to start the aircraft…
- [Accident 19840213003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840213003289A), Feb 13, 1984: Bbavia 7AC (N83032), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. Instructor pilot allowed student to make hard landing that became uncontrollable resulting in crash.

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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