20231003020739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Champion 7FC · Hawkinsville, GA · October 3, 2023

Date
October 3, 2023 · 18:00 local
Place
Hawkinsville, GA
Airport
Hawkinsville-Pulaski County
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4878E
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA023
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hawkinsville, GA: privacy data omitted, Aeronca 7FC, experienced a rough running engine and executed a hard forced landing in a soy bean field. POB: 2, injuries: none, damage: substantial. 10/03/2023 2200Z

As the FAA filed it

HAWKINSVILLE, GA: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AERONCA 7FC, EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND EXECUTED A HARD FORCED LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 10/03/2023 2200Z

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.