- Date
- June 17, 1984, 21:10 local (Jun 18, 1984, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Hogdenville, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N82989Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840617026889A
- Case key
- 6480
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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
According to the plt, during a low turn to final a power loss occurred. The acft landed short in a plowed field and nosed over. Examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82989
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC1641
- Airframe hours
- 3,754
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joel R. Sprowls
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 30, 1983
- Departed
- Hogdenville, KY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOU, 36 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N82989 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.