Aeronca 7BCM N84405

Summary

On 25 June 1988 at about 01:12 local time, a Aeronca 7BCM registered N84405 was involved in an accident near Kenosha, Wisconsin, 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.

Date

25 June 1988 at 01:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

42.5798, -87.8507

Aircraft

Aeronca 7BCM

Registration

N84405

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Franklin → Waukegan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI88LA142

Nobody was injured.

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 PILOT WAS PICKING UP THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BEING SERVICED WHEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKING OFF THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SOME TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT DURING THE SERVICING OF THE AIRCRAFT A NEW FUEL CAP WAS INSTALLED. THE NEW FUEL CAP WAS NOT VENTED AND THE MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED IT FAILED TO FIND OUT IF IT NEEDED TO BE. SERVICE BULLETIN #47 FROM THE CHAMPION AIRCRAFT CORP. DATED 11-8-60 STATES THAT ALL CHAMPION AND AERONCA AIRCRAFT MODELS 11AC, 11BC, 11CC, 7AC, 7BCM, 7CCM, 7DC, AND 7EC MUST HAVE VENTED FUEL CAPS. IT ALSO STATES IF THE CAPS ARE NOT VENTED THEY MUST BE PRIOR TO INSTALLATION, OTHERWISE PROPER VENTING WILL NOT OCCUR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.