# Accident 20231003020739A: Champion 7FC, Hawkinsville, GA, October 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2023, 18:00 local time
- Place: Hawkinsville, GA
- Airport: Hawkinsville-Pulaski County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2620° N, 83.4965° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2620&lon=-83.4965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4878E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4878E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231003020739A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA24LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA023), Oct 3, 2023: Champion 7FC (N4878E), Hawkinsville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the carburetor fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation.

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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