# Accident 20140705014249A: Aeronca 7CCM, Prentiss, MS, July 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Prentiss, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5897° N, 89.8708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5897&lon=-89.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82442, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82442-2018-03-16) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140705014249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT 2000' CRUISE, ONLY AVAILABLE LANDING AREA WAS A SMALL HAY FIELD. AS PILOT DESCENDED INTO FIELD ENGINE FIRED AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN QUIT AGAIN RESULTING IN A HIGH APPROACH. PILOT ELECTED TO FORCE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND TO AVOID TREES ON OTHER END OF FIELD AND LANDED HARD BREAKING LANDING GEAR OFF AND COLLAPSING RIGHT WING.

## 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 ERA14LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA332), Jul 5, 2014: Aeronca 7CCM (N82442), Prentiss, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal…

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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