Aeronca 7AC N84935

Summary

On 30 August 1995 at about 13:25 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N84935, operated by Andover Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Andover, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 August 1995 at 13:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Andover, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Aeroflex-Andover (12N)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N84935

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Andover Flight Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC95LA208

2 people were seriously injured.

The flight instructor's inadequate preflight which failed to detect an inadequate fuel supply which subsequently resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS GIVING A TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE CHECKOUT TO A PRIVATE PILOT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 400 FEET. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND HE FORCED LANDED ATOP OF TREES SHORT OF AN OPEN FIELD HE TRIED TO REACH. THE FAA EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND DRAINED LESS THAN 2 QUARTS OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CFI STATED THAT DURING THE PREFLIGHT THE FUEL GAGE INDICATED ONE-QUARTER FULL TANK. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL OF THE 8-INCH DEEP FUEL TANK WAS 2 INCHES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.