- Date
- July 22, 1992, 07:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Sierraville, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N85778Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920722026739A
- Case key
- 27697
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight of the aircraft. The contaminated fuel system and the rough terrain were factors in the accident.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was departing on a local visual flight rules flight when the engine sustained a total loss of power. The aircraft collided with rough terrain during the off airport forced landing. The wreckage examination revealed the presence of contaminates in the fuel filter/strainer.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85778
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-4527
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Duisenberg, Brian R.
- Registered owner
- Duisenberg, Brian R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.