ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278373
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 May 2022 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7EC Traveler |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N7410B |
| MSN: | 7EC-442 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2613 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Putnam Station, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Saratoga Springs, NY (5B2) |
| Alburg, VT (VT46) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had just purchased the airplane and was flying it to a maintenance facility in a neighboring state for an annual inspection. During the flight, the engine started to backfire and lose power. The pilot attempted remedial action to restore engine power; however, he was unable to regain power to the engine, and elected to execute a forced landing to a field. During the forced landing the airplane impacted a power line.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies with the engine that would have precluded normal operation. About 9 gallons of fuel were drained from the left tank and about 1.5 gallons were drained from the right tank, although the two fuel tanks fed a common fuel manifold above the fuel shutoff valve. When the left and right fuel tanks were pressurized, the right wing forward and aft vent outlets were free from obstruction; however, the right tank vent interconnect was obstructed and the left tank forward and aft outlets were completely obstructed.
It is likely that the engine was starved of fuel due to the fuel vent obstructions, which resulted in a restriction of fuel flow.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel starvation resulting from obstructed forward and aft vent outlets in the left fuel tank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA242
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N7410B
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2022 01:26 | Geno | Added |
| 26-May-2022 02:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2022 11:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2022 11:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-May-2022 11:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-May-2022 12:57 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 03-Jun-2022 23:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category] |
| 07-Jun-2022 05:30 | enochg | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Nov-2023 15:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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