# NTSB NYC79FHM20: Aeronca 7AC, N3281E, Stormville, NY, June 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1979
- Place: Stormville, NY · STORMVILLE, NY
- Location: 41.5704° N, 73.7454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stormville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5704&lon=-73.7454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3590   79/6/7    STORMVILLE,NY       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N3281E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 294 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STORMVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STORMVILLE,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3281E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281E-1982-02-25), registration cancelled 1982-02-25, S/N 7AC-6766, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stormville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790607026889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607026889A), Jun 7, 1979: Blanca 7AC, Stormville, NY, Destroyed. Acft hit trees after takeoff. Witness heard rough eng. Acft stalled in trees. Burned. Possible water in fuel.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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