# Accident 20120320004169A: Aeronca 7AC, Clearwater, FL, March 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2012, 09:15 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9767° N, 82.7586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9767&lon=-82.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82406, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82406) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 110 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120320004169A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 20, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:15 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN AERONCA CHAMP, N82406, S/N 7AC-1040, WHILE ON A TAKEOFF ROLL AT CLEARWATER AIRPARK, FL (CLW), DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED THE PERIMETER FENCE/BUSHES.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 91 FLIGHT RULES.  VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF FLIGHT.

## 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 ERA12CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA245), Mar 20, 2012: Aeronca 7AC (N82406), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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