- Date
- June 6, 1984, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Patton, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N84399Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840606023079A
- Case key
- 35680
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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
Eng quit at an alt of 50-75 ft after takeoff. A forced landing was made in a plowed field. The acft was removed from thefield and examined by a FAA airworthiness inspector at a later date. Inspection revealed the fuel tank was empty and thegascolator was broken off. A small amt of automotive fuel was found in the carburetor although the plt stated the acft had been refueled with av-gas. The carburetor and magnetos were bench tested and found to operate within manufacturers specifications.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84399
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3094
- Engine
- Continental 65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ralph Holtz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 11, 1983
- Departed
- Patton, PA
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 430 total · 55 in this make and model · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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 N84399 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.