Accident Aeronca 7AC Champion N82079,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43487
 
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Date:Wednesday 4 June 1986
Time:19:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aeronca 7AC Champion
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N82079
MSN: 7AC-705
Total airframe hrs:2694 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL A-65-8
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Chaumont, NY -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Three Mile Bay , NY
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PILOT DEPARTED HIS PRIVATE STRIP AND CRASHED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. OVER 50 PER CENT OF THE FLUID IN THE CARBURETOR WAS A CONTAMINANT. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X33984

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:24 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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