# Accident 20160608006589A: Aeronca 7BCM, Rochester, WI, June 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, WI
- Airport: Fox River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7511° N, 88.2511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7511&lon=-88.2511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1127N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1127N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160608006589A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 8, 2016, AT 1430 CST AN AERONCA MODEL 7BCM, SN 7BCM-88, N1127N, WHILE LANDING AT 96C THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A SOLO FLIGHT TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT FOR INSPECTION AT THE AMERICAN CHAMPION FACTORY IN ROCHESTER, WI (96C) UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE A VALID FAA REGISTRATION AT THE TIME THE FLIGHT OCCURRED AND THE PILOT IS NOT THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA16CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA292), Jun 8, 2016: Aeronca 7BCM (N1127N), Rochester, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, left main landing gear collapse, and a nose down. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N1127N (1)

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

- [Accident 19750514011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750514011669A), May 14, 1975: Blanca 7BCM (N1127N), Choteau, MT, Substantial damage

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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