# Accident 20101009049079A: Aeronca 7AC, Mount Vernon, MO, October 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2010, 11:05 local time
- Place: Mount Vernon, MO
- Airport: Rebel Bluff
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0903° N, 93.7694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0903&lon=-93.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81412, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101009049079A

## Narrative

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

THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IS SURROUNDED BY TREES AND A HILL ON ONE SIDE.  THE WIND WAS GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHEAST.  AFTER LANDING, A GUST CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO GO INTO A SWERVE THAT THE PILOT DID NOT RECOVER FROM.  AFTER DEPARTING THE GRASS RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, BREAKING THE SPAR.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS PULLED OFF, CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN11CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA039), Oct 9, 2010: Aeronca 7AC (N81412), Mount Vernon, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while taxiing.

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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