# Accident 20150411003729A: Aeronca 7AC, Cambridge, OH, April 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2015, 10:34 local time
- Place: Cambridge, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9750° N, 81.5775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9750&lon=-81.5775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85664, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85664) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,149 total, 1,435 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150411003729A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RWY 4 AT CDI AIRPORT DURING WINDY CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE PILOT HAD PROPER CONTROL INPUTS, HOWEVER THE WIND CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO RAISE AND MAKE THE AIRCRAFT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.  THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER POWER WAS ADDED, THE MAIN WHEELS BECAME AIRBORNE AND THE TAILWHEEL WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UNCONTROLLABLE, VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP INVERTED IN A DITCH TO THE LEFT.

## 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 CEN15CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA196), Apr 11, 2015: Aeronca 7AC (N85664), Cambridge, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while encountering a wind gust after landing.

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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