# Accident 20130831017309A: Aeronca 65-CA, Hartwick, VT, August 31, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hartwick, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N31915, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31915-2013-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-CA (registry code 0190922, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-CA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130831017309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED BEFORE FLIGHT THAT HE HAD PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT. ENGINE RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED WITH GOOD MAG DROP AND CARB HEAT WORKED FINE. PILOT ESTAMATED THE FUEL ONBOARD TO BE 6-7 GALLONS.

AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 300 FT THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER.( DUE QUICKNESS OF THE EVENT PILOT DOES NOT RECALL IF THE ENGINE STOPPED) THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN FARM PASTURE, CROSSING A ROAD AND IMPACTING A TREE

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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