# NTSB IAD74FLQ06: Aeronca 7AC, N84156, Cromwell, KY, August 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1973
- Place: Cromwell, KY · CROMWELL, KY
- Location: 37.3403° N, 86.7880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cromwell, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3403&lon=-86.7880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3266  73/8/21    CROMWELL,KY         AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N84156              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBURY,KY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT FUELED FROM A 5 GAL CAN OF 80 OCTANE ACFT FUEL.PLT DOES NOT REMEMBER DRAINING SUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84156](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84156-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 7AC-2842, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19730821030129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730821030129A), Aug 21, 1973: Blanca 7AC, Cromwell, KY, Substantial damage. Acft fueled from a 5 gal can of 80 octane acft fuel. Plt does not remember draining sump.

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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