- Date
- November 8, 1991, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wilson, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N84399Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911108049999A
- Case key
- 8545
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Probable cause
The intentional operation of the aircraft with a known deficiency and inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot.
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
The pilot stated that the aircraft engine stopped and he was forced to attempt an emergency off airport landing. The federal aviation administration inspector stated that there was no measurable fuel in the aircraft fuel tanks, and fifty cc's of fuel was the total amount of fuel in the aircraft lines. The pilot stated that he was aware of a fuel leak in the engine primer. The pilot stated that he put five gallons of fuel in the aircraft the day before, and did not state that he verified the fuel quantity prior to the flight
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84399
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-3094
- Airframe hours
- 5,352
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James, Stanley D.
- Registered owner
- James, Stanley D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- LFH · Louisburg, NC
- Destination
- WO5 · Wilson, NC
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 260 total · 60 in this make and model · 141 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N84399 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.