# Accident 20140808016529A: Aeronca 7AC, Apple Valley, CA, August 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2014, 08:00 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5753° N, 117.1861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5753&lon=-117.1861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12DF) (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: 1,390 total, 53 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140808016529A

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE FLYING OPERATION.  HAD PLANNED TO DO TOUCH/STOP AND GO'S AT THE LOCAL AIRPORT.  PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT AFTER REFUELING.  STATED THROTTLE HAD BEEN PLACED IN IDLE, RIGHT MAIN WAS CHECKED BY HIS FOOT.  AIRCRAFT STARTED AND PULLED AWAY FROM HIM.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT.  AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO FUEL PUMP, NICKING A HELICOPTER ON THE WAY.  AIRPLANE PROP, COWL, AND WING DAMAGED.  SECOND AIRCRAFT N9015V, AN R-22.

## 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 WPR14CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA332), Aug 8, 2014: Aeronca 7AC (N12DF), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately secure the airplane while hand-starting the engine.

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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