# Accident 20160601006169A: Aeronca 7AC, June 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2016, 08:50 local time
- Airport: New Garden
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8306° N, 75.7806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8306&lon=-75.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83547, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83547-2019-02-27) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,961 total, 160 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160601006169A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMING SOME GENERAL AIR WORK AND PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS, USING THE GRASS SIDE OF RUNWAY 06. WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF RUNWAY 06, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INFORMED THE STUDENT THAT THEY WOULD BE PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INFORMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT AN AIRPLANE WAS ON RUNWAY 06, BUT THEY CONTINUED THE APPROACH.  THE CARB HEAT LEVER WAS PULLED UP AND THE THROTTLE PULLED BACK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN MADE A STEEP TURN FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND STEEP TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL TO LINE UP WITH THE GRASS SECTION OF RUNWAY 06. AT APPROXIMATELY, 25 FEET OFF THE GRASS RUNWAY AND PERFORMED A GO-AROUND, THE THROTTLE WAS PUSHED TO FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB, AT THIS POINT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOLD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO GET ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT DURING THE CLIMB WE TURNED LEFT TO GET ON THE PAVED RUNWAY CENTER LINE AND HE REACHED BACK TO PUSH THE CARB HEAT LEVEL DOWN BUT INADVERTENTLY CONTACTED THE FUEL SHUTOFF LEVER, MOVING IT TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED:  ?WHAT HAPPENED?, ?I GOT IT?, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 100 FEET AND MADE THE DECISION TO TURN LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR SOME HANGARS. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE HANGAR.

## 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 ERA16LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA200), Jun 1, 2016: Aeronca 7AC (N83547), Toughkenamon, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadvertent actuation of the fuel shutoff valve, which led to a total loss of engine power, forced landing, and impact with a hangar. Contributing to the outcome was maintenance…

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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