- Date
- August 30, 1988, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Weiner, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N85294Aeronca 7CCM
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880830036319A
- Case key
- 34624
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot handproped the starterless aircraft. After engine start, the pilot was unable to gain access to the cockpit, and the aircraft taxied uncontrolled into some nearby farm implements. The purpose of the flight was to ferry the acft for an annual inspection. The pilot had not obtained a ferry permit for the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85294
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7CCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC4032
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles A.Cooper
- Registered owner
- Cooper, Charles A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Weiner, AR
- Airport
- NONE · Cooper, Pvt., runway 18, 1,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 20 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.
Other investigations on N85294 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.