# Accident 20170115000389A: Aeronca 7AC, Compton, CA, January 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2017, 14:20 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton Woodley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8894° N, 118.2450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8894&lon=-118.2450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1659E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1659E) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170115000389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 7R APPROXIMATELY MID FIELD. ACCORDING TO PILOT STATEMENT, THE WIND HAD CHANGED WHEN TOUCHED DOWN TO A CROSSWIND/TAIL WIND. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT AND WENT INVERTED DAMAGING 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 GAA17CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA113), Jan 15, 2017: Aeronca 7AC (N1659E), Compton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain runway alignment during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an off-runway landing in soft dirt and a nose-over.

## Other reports on N1659E (1)

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

- [Accident 19980310002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980310002889A), Mar 10, 1998: Bbavia 7AC (N1659E), Lone Pine, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on climb to cruise. Landed in meadow. Landing gear folded. Found both magnetos were very loose. (.4)the pilot reported that as the aircraft climbed…

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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