# NTSB DEN81FTM06: Aeronca 7AC, N8MM, Levan, UT, January 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1981
- Place: Levan, UT · LEVAN, UT
- Location: 39.5562° N, 111.8606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Levan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5562&lon=-111.8606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0126  81/1/14  NR.LEVAN,UT           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N8MM                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 450 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            19 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LEVAN,UT                     HEBER,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FULL THROTTLE MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED.ACFT FLOWN 8HRS SINCE BEING REBUILT,ALSO TOTAL PAST 8YRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8MM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8MM-1990-11-23), registration cancelled 1990-11-23, S/N 7AC4471 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810114000239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810114000239A), Jan 14, 1981: Bbavia 7AC, Levan, UT, Destroyed. Unable to get full power on takeoff from farm field. Stalled, struck fence. Found loose throttle cable & housing.

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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