Accident Aeronca 7AC N84228, Sunday 2 August 1992

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Date:	Sunday 2 August 1992
Time:	17:30 LT
Type:	Aeronca 7AC
Owner/operator:	Stuart Flying Club
Registration:	N84228
MSN:	7AC-2919
Year of manufacture:	1946
Total airframe hrs:	4200 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-85-12F
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Whitman, NE - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	(NONE)
Destination airport:	Atkinson, NE (8V2)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING APPROACH INTO UNEVEN TERRAIN. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER TO POINT AWAY FROM A RISING SLOPE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A BANK AND COLLAPSED THE MAIN GEAR. FUEL CONTAMINATION AND WEAK IGNITION WERE FOUND IN EXAMINING THE AIRPLANE.

Probable Cause: WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL AND LOW MAGNETO OUTPUT.

Accident investigation: