# Accident 20130108000849A: Aeronca 7AC, Rialto, CA, January 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal /Miro Fld/
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1292° N, 117.4014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1292&lon=-117.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1254E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1254E) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130108000849A

## Narrative

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

N1254E TAXIED INTO POSITION WITH GUSTY WINDS BLOWING ON RUNWAY 35, AND THE LEFT WING WAS RAISED BY THE WINDS AND FLIPPED N1254E OVER UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 WPR13CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA088), Jan 8, 2013: Aeronca 7AC (N1254E), Rialto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N1254E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800622056059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622056059I), Jun 22, 1980: Bbavia 7AC (N1254E), Anchorage, AK. Nosed up after landing on muddy surface.

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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