Aeronca 7AC N84553
18 June 1978 · Palatka, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 June 1978 at about 20:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N84553 was involved in an accident during in flight near Palatka, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palatka, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N84553
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hastings, Fl → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1326
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
GASULATOR INLET NEARLY COMPLETELY CORRODED SHUT.PLASTIC FLOAT NEEDLE VALVE IN CARB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1978 | Aeronca 7AC | Haslet, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Aug 1978 | Aeronca 7BCM | Toledo, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1978 | Aeronca 7AC | El Centro, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1978 | Aeronca 7AC | Corning, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Aeronca 7AC | Corning, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1978 | Aeronca 7EC | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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