- Date
- May 6, 1978
- Place
- Estacada, OR · ESTACADA, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3479EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780506011809A
- Case key
- 142447
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1044 78/5/6 ESTACADA,OR AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1000 TIME - 1215 N3479E PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTACADA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ESTACADA,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKCASE POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TOP OVHL 1HR PRIOR. OWNER DIDNT WANT REBUILD. HEAVY CARBON DEPOSITS IN ENG. PLT HAD TO AVOID FENCE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3479E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estacada
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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.