# Accident 20220721012889A: Aeronca 7AC, Plant City, FL, July 21, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2022, 11:00 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9500° N, 82.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9500&lon=-82.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84423, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84423) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220721012889A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 21, 2022 AT 1500Z, AN AERONCA 7AC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE PILOT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATLY CAME TO A STOP IN A SMALL POND DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE LANDING AREA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAKELAND , FLORIDA, ON JULY 21, 2022 AT APPROXIMATLY 1445Z.

## 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 ERA22LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA329), Jul 21, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N84423), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.

## Other reports on N84423 (1)

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

- [Incident 20090825048959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090825048959I), Aug 25, 2009: Aeronca AR7 (N84423), Springville, NY, Minor damage. On 8-25-09 at approx 1900 EDT an Aeronca 7AC registered as N84423 experienced fuel exhaustion and made an emergency landing off airport near Springville NY.…

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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