- Date
- November 30, 1984, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Allegan, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N84360Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841130067239A
- Case key
- 12964
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated he lost power on takeoff, but elected to takeoff rather than abort. He cleared wires but decided he could not clear trees & made a forced landing in a corn field. Inspection of the acft revealed that the fuel control rod cotter pin was separated & the fuel valve appeared to be about half on. Also, one of the spark plug wires was found to be loose. The acft was serviced with automotive fuel without an approved STC for this fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84360
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC 3054
- Airframe hours
- 30,356
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frederick C. Strand
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 22, 1984 · 56 hours before
- Destination
- 35D · Allegan, MI
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,110 total · 3 in this make and model · 1,185 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 30 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.