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FAA incident report · Aeronca 7AC · Harisonville, PA · January 2, 2026

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Date
January 2, 2026 · 12:30 local
Place
Harisonville, PA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1107E
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
25,300 total400 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days
N1107ERegistered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-860Airframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot was attempting an engine out scenerio, when he decided to apply the throttle, the engine quit and forced a landing on a private airstrip. The pilot had a hard landing and the gear collapsed. Aircraft sustained damage to main gear, left gear leg damaged the left wing strut, lower aft longeron, wood prop hit the ground.

The damage to the aircraft does not meet the requirements of § 830.5 items 1 thru 12.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING AN ENGINE OUT SCENERIO, WHEN HE DECIDED TO APPLY THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE QUIT AND FORCED A LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT HAD A HARD LANDING AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO MAIN GEAR, LEFT GEAR LEG DAMAGED THE LEFT WING STRUT, LOWER AFT LONGERON, WOOD PROP HIT THE GROUND.

THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF § 830.5 ITEMS 1 THRU 12.