Aeronca 7AC N84360
30 November 1984 · Allegan, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 November 1984 at about 21:45 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N84360 was involved in an accident near Allegan, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Allegan, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.5205, -85.8408
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N84360
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Allegan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA060
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PLT STATED HE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF, BUT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF RATHER THAN ABORT. HE CLEARED WIRES BUT DECIDED HE COULD NOT CLEAR TREES & MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL ROD COTTER PIN WAS SEPARATED & THE FUEL VALVE APPEARED TO BE ABOUT HALF ON. ALSO, ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. THE ACFT WAS SERVICED WITH AUTOMOTIVE FUEL WITHOUT AN APPROVED STC FOR THIS FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Hogdenville, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 6 Jun 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Patton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1984 | Aeronca 7AC | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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