NYC76FFJ08

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Albion, NY · September 24, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 24, 1975
Place
Albion, NY · ALBION, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N84592Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report December 2, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750924035949A
Case key
151185

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3130  75/9/24    ALBION,NY           AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 8200
        TIME - 1910                    N84592              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBION,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GO-AROUND DUE OTR ACFT ON RWY.ENG QUIT WHEN PLT APLD PWR.

Aircraft

Registration
N84592
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pine Hill

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.