# Accident 20081102850549A: Aeronc 7CCM, Chadron, NE, November 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2008, 12:40 local time
- Place: Chadron, NE
- Airport: Chadron Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8375° N, 103.0953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8375&lon=-103.0953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2259E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2259E-2026-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7CCM (registry code 2110110, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ccm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONC 7CCM
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 23 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081102850549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE NON-CERTIFIED PILOT IN COMMAND WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 2 WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND OUT OF THE SOUTH.  THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY 2, CROSSED RUNWAY 29/11, AND ENTERED A FIELD EAST OF RUNWAY 2.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 667 FEET IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AND BECAME AIRBORNE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT IMPACTED A BERM.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE WIND ON THE SURFACE WAS REPORTED AS CALM 47 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  HOWEVER, THE WIND AT OR AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AT 180 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING 15 KNOTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA050), Nov 2, 2008: Aeronca 7CCM (N2259E), Chadron, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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