- Date
- December 23, 1984
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N81947Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31459
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Sequence of events
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Missing aircraft
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
Acft was reported overdue 3 days after it departed cross city, FL, on a VFR x-country. Search and rescue operations began on 12/26/84 and were suspended on 01/07/84. Plt and acft were not found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81947
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-572
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Continental C-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas A. Eason
- Registered owner
- Dale C. Owens
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1984 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- CTY · Cross City, FL
- Destination
- SCD · Sylacauga, AL
N81947Registration cancelled May 18, 2020 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 2 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV