# NTSB CHI79FEM27: Aeronca 7AC, N85092, Spring Lake, MI, July 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1979
- Place: Spring Lake, MI · SPRING LAKE, MI
- Location: 43.0735° N, 86.1941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0735&lon=-86.1941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1995   79/7/8    SPRING LAKE,MI      AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 160
        TIME - 1755                    N85092              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND HAVEN,IN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- WHILE CRCLNG NR HIS HM,PLT BCM UNCONSCIOUS AFTR SHOUTING TO SOMEONE ON GND. FLEW 5 FLTSW/O EATING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N85092 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790708016829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708016829A), Jul 8, 1979: Blanca 7AC, Spring Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot made low pass over lake near residence. Lost consciousness. Aircraft hit water.

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.

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