Aeronca 7AC accident near Durhamville, New York, July 11, 1986
On July 11, 1986 at about 5:15 pm local time, a Aeronca 7AC, registered N84854, was destroyed in an accident near Durhamville, New York (Kamp airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 11, 1986 · about 5:15 pm local time
- Place
- Durhamville, New York · Kamp · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC · all 7ACs on the register
- Registration
- N84854 · no longer on the register · serial 7AC-3573
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 35 AT KAMP AIRPORT, CLIMBED TO ABOUT 200 FEET, TURNED RIGHT, STALLED AND CRASHED VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND. A WITNESS SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, AND THEN STOPPED. NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION/FAILURE WAS DETERMINED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,512 hours in all; 9 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 1,411 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,275 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 11, 1986
- Maximum gross weight: 1,220 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental A65 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Kamp Airport,Inc.
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 3,750 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:50 pm from UCA, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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