- Date
- August 26, 1978
- Place
- Fayetteville, NC · FAYETTEVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N82466Aeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780826028129A
- Case key
- 139693
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2794 78/8/26 FAYETTEVILLE,NC AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 903 TIME - 1425 N82466 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAYETTEVILLE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: COILS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PWR LOSS AT 100FT.PLT TURNED BACK,CORN FLD AHEAD.L MAG COIL DEAD.R COIL WK.ANNL INSP 5HRS PREVIOUS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82466
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johnson Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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