# Accident 20120609012529A: Aeronca 7AC, Blairs, VA, June 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2012, 19:30 local time
- Place: Blairs, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7367° N, 79.3625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7367&lon=-79.3625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2067, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2067-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609012529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH THE SUN OBSTRUCTING HIS FORWARD VIEW. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF GRASS STRIP AND STRUCK THREE PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA12CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA402), Jun 9, 2012: Aeronca 7AC (N2067), Blairs, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a takeoff into sun glare.

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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