# Accident 20140324002839A: Aeronca 7DC, Fallon, NV, March 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4994° N, 118.7489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4994&lon=-118.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7DC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 402 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140324002839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS IN A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DURING TAXI OPERATIONS, A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER AND BECOME INVERTED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER, PROPELLER, LEFT WING AND CABIN TOP.

## 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 WPR14CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA145), Mar 24, 2014: Aeronca 7DC (N817DC), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.

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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