- Date
- June 24, 1985, 19:45 local (Jun 25, 1985, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4353EAeronca 7DC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850624029489A
- Case key
- 4509
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While in flt, the plt smelled smoke. Within 30 sec, smoke was observed coming from around the firewall & under the floorboards. The acft was over an airstrip, so the plt made a 360 deg turn & landed there. The plt said that he immediately applied brakes when the acft touched down 'causing the aircraft to flip over.' He exited the acft before it was fully involved in flames. The acft was destroyed by fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4353E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7DC-14
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Karl D. Stoltzfus
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TKA · Talkeetna, AK
- Destination
- HOM · Homer, AK
- Airport
- Rustic Wilderness, runway 36, 2,300 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 470 total · 380 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Observed at
- FAI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.