- Date
- November 11, 1994, 14:28 local (19:28 UTC)
- Place
- Venice, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2984EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19941111038219A
- Case key
- 37695
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined cause. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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 two CFI pilots were conducting a flight to regain currency in the conventional landing gear airplane, when the engine failed shortly after takeoff. They executed a forced landing to a golf course and struck trees on the landing roll. The airplane was recovered to an airport and the engine was started and ran normally. No reason for the loss of engine power could be determined.
Factual narrative
On November 11, 1994, about 1428 eastern standard time, N2984E, an Aeronca 7AC, registered to Huffman Aviation Inc., crashed after takeoff from Venice Airport, Venice, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the planned local flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the instructor and rated student pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time.
The pilot-in-command stated the engine failed shortly after takeoff and he attempted a forced landing to a golf course. During the landing the wings struck trees.
The airplane was recovered to Venice Airport, Venice, Florida, for examination. A local FAA inspector stated he was able to rig and alternate fuel source, strap the airplane on a trailer and start and run the engine. He further stated the engine ran normally to about 1800 rpm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2984E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6570
- Airframe hours
- 4,652
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Huffman Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 19, 1994 · 35 hours before
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,632 total · 2,624 as pilot in command · 400 in the last 90 days · 151 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.