# Incident 20170929014249I: Aeronca 7AC, Winchester, VA, September 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2017, 15:37 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1739° N, 78.1764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1739&lon=-78.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84646, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84646) (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 C-85-12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,596 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170929014249I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1540, THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS, DIVERTED TO WINCHESTER AIRPORT (OKV). WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A SLOW DESCENT, THE PROPELLER DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFULL. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE CRANKCASE, ENGINE COWLING, AND CRANKSHAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER WAS NOT RECOVERED.

A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS REVEALED THAT ALL INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT AS OF JUNE 10, 2017. THE ENGINE LOGBOOK SHOWS THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED IN 2015.

THE PILOT, WHO HAD RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE ON 10/29/2016, STATED HE HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT IN 05/2015, AND AT THAT TIME PREVIOUS OWNER DISCLOSED TO HIM THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A PROP STRIKE DUE TO BEING TAXIED INTO A DITCH; HOWEVER, HE REVIEWED THE ENGINE LOG AND NOTED AN OVERHAUL ON 04/22/2015 AND PROCEEDED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY TAGS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OF PARTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT TIME OF OVERHAUL. ADDITIONALLY, HE DID NOT PROVIDE THE LOGBOOK TO THE PREVIOUS PROPELLER.

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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