- Date
- July 5, 1969
- Place
- Weaver, AL · WEAVER, AL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9891BAeronca 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167940
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2088 69/7/5 WEAVER,ALA AERONCA 7FC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 50, 4000 TIME - 1200 N9891B PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL GAUGE INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9891B
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcminn
N9891BRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Champion 7ECAirframe modelChampion 7ECEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.
Other investigations on N9891B · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN20LA260Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPort O'Conner, TXThe loss of engine power due to a stuck intake valve.NTSB CEN16LA251Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlacedo, TXThe inadequate annual inspection of the fuel system that failed to detect a deteriorated fuel line and a misrigged fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s…NTSB FTW93LA057Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWeatherford, TXAn engine failure for undetermined reasons. The lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing was a factor.