# Accident 20151117018579A: Aeronca 7AC, Fowlerville, MI, November 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2015, 13:50 local time
- Place: Fowlerville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7186° N, 84.0622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7186&lon=-84.0622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84157, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84157) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,566 total, 685 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151117018579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 9 AT 65G HE ADDED A LITTLE POWER TO BRING THE TAIL UP, AT THE SAME TIME HE EXITED THE SHELTER OF THE TREES.  THE PLANE BALLOONED INTO THE AIR (ABOUT 20 FEET), HE LET IT TURN INTO THE WIND AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND BUT CAME DOWN HARD; THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

AWOS AT KOZW 6.3 NM SE OF 65G -

171835Z WINDS 140 12 GUST 16 10 MILES VIS, SCATTERED 5000, TEMP 16C DEWPOINT 2C, ALTIMETER 3008.

## 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 GAA16CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA054), Nov 17, 2015: Aeronca 7AC (N84157), Fowlerville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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