# Accident 20220525009339A: Aeronca 7EC, Putnam, NY, May 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2022, 16:10 local time
- Place: Putnam, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7996° N, 73.3996° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7996&lon=-73.3996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7410B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7410B-2024-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220525009339A

## Narrative

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

AERONCA CHAMP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON MAY 25, 2022; ONE PERSON ON BOARD AND ONE CANINE ON BOARD, NO INJURIES REPORTED.  AFTER DEPARTING NY63 AIRPORT PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND ELECTED TO DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PUTNAM NEW YORK. ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THIS EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT UTILITY LINES. UPON CONTACTING UTILITY LINES N7410B MADE UNCONTROLLED CONTACT WITH THE GROUND RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 ERA22LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA242), May 25, 2022: Aeronca 7EC (N7410B), Putnam Valley, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel starvation resulting from obstructed forward and aft vent outlets in the left fuel tank.

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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