# Accident 20250607007869A: Aeronca 7AC, Hinckley, IL, June 7, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2025, 14:32 local time
- Place: Hinckley, IL
- Airport: Hinckley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7704° N, 88.7097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7704&lon=-88.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1846E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1846E) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250607007869A

## Narrative

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

FAA PERSONNEL ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT REST IN A FIELD FACING A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. THE PILOT HAD BEEN REMOVED BY THE CORONER AND THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A WALK AROUND WAS PERFORMED AND VERIFIED THAT THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FUNCTIONAL.

## 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 CEN25FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA198), Jun 7, 2025: Aeronca 7AC (N1846E), Waterman, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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