# Accident 20230712014669A: Aeronca 7DC, Ninilchik, AK, July 12, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2023, 16:20 local time
- Place: Ninilchik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0372° N, 151.6366° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0372&lon=-151.6366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83391, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83391) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230712014669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM HOMER WITH A NON-CERTIFICATED PASSENGER. HE NOTICED THAT HIS OIL PRESSURE WAS FLUCTUATING, AND HE WAS LOSING POWER. HE STATED HE KNEW HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TO NINILCHIK AIRPORT AND DECIDED TO LAND ON THE STERLING HIGHWAY. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT BUT HAD TO SWERVE ON LANDING TO MISS VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GUARDRAIL AND FLIPPED OVER THE GUARDRAIL. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC23LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA053), Jul 13, 2023: Aeronca 7DC (N83391), Ninilchik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a shift of a crankshaft main bearing, which resulted in a lack of lubrication and subsequent overheating and failure of the engine crankshaft.

## Other reports on N83391 (1)

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

- [Accident 20190612011199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190612011199A), Jun 12, 2019: Aeronca 7DC (N83391), Nome Creek, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot landed his aircraft on an area along the Nome Creek in Alaska. On touchdown the tailwheel assembly broke and jammed the tailwheel to the left causing…

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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