Aeronca 7AC N85255
2 March 1986 · Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1986 at about 19:45 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N85255, operated by Michael Kukulski, was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, New Mexico, 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 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9410, -104.6707
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N85255
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael Kukulski
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Tulsa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86LA088
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ENG QUIT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT AND THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED THE GASCOLATOR WAS BROKEN WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeronca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Chaumont, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jun 1986 | Aeronca 7CCM | Boynton Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jul 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Durhamville, New York, United States | Kamp Airport, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States | Barry C. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Red Lodge, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1986 | Aeronca 7FC | Lake City, Arkansas, United States | James L. Spurlock | No injuries | - |
All 1,361 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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