# Incident 20130705014199I: Aeronca 65-TAC, El Cajon, CA, July 5, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2013, 14:45 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36687, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36687) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-TAC (registry code 0190910, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 65-TAC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130705014199I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN, DUE IN PART TO PARTIAL OR FULL FAILURE OF RIGHT HEEL BRAKE.

## Other reports on N36687 (1)

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

- [Accident 20061012028599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061012028599A), Oct 12, 2006: Aronca 65TAC (N36687), Fredricksburg, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The 1,019-hour private pilot lost control of the tail wheel-equipped airplane after encountering a wind shift while landing on runway 14. The pilot…

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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