# Incident 20160416006499I: Aeronca 7AC, Livingston, NY, April 16, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Livingston, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1420° N, 73.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livingston, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1420&lon=-73.7779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83981, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83981) (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: 7,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160416006499I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 16, 2016. AERONCA 7AC N83981 DEPARTED COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT (1B1)  AT APPROXIMATELY 1PM. AS REPORTED: THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 3000 FT. MSL AND PROCEEDED SOUTH WITH THE DESTINATION OF ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT (MGJ). APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT SHUDDERED FOR A SPLIT SECOND, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP  WITH NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PERSONAL PROPERTY. OBSERVATION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT REVEALED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND ENGINE CRANKCASE. MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS PERFORMED SEPTEMBER 10,2004 AND NOT INSTALLED UNTIL NOVEMBER 21,2011. THE TACHOMETER READING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT INDICATES 112 HRS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL.

## Other reports on N83981 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950202001769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950202001769A), Feb 2, 1995: Bbavia 7AC (N83981), Big Bear, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Began go around. Lifted then settled. Right wing hit a plane. Cartwheeled. First solo in plane.

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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