UNK64X1880

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7AC · Syracuse, KS · May 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1964
Place
Syracuse, KS · SYRACUSE, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N84795Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184039

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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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3-1366  64/5/22    SYRACUSE KANS       AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 312
        TIME - 1530                    N84795              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N84795
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.