# Incident 20220604009559I: Aeronca 7AC, Green Oak Towns, MI, June 4, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Green Oak Towns, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N85697, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85697) (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&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220604009559I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN LEVEL CRUISE, TRIED TO RESTART WHILE PROP WIND MILLING BUT IT COULD NOT START. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY MEDIAN.

## Other reports on N85697 (1)

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

- [Accident 19741222040929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741222040929A), Dec 22, 1974: Blanca 7AC (N85697), Graf, IA, Substantial damage. Plt initiated a r turn aprx 2/3 way dwn rwy,alt abt 70FT AGL.

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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