# Accident 20181004019439A: Aeronca 7FC, Myakka, FL, October 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2018, 14:05 local time
- Place: Myakka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4117° N, 82.1542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4117&lon=-82.1542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9855B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9855B-2020-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7FC (registry code 2110124, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total, 52 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181004019439A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 04, 2018, AT 1405 EST A 1959 AERONCA, MODEL 7FC, N9855B THAT IS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HIT A CONCRETE COLUMN AFTER TAKEOFF ROTATION IN MYAKKA, FLORIDA.  THE PILOT?S FINAL DESTINATION WAS PILOT COUNTRY AIRPORT, FL.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE PILOT STATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HE ATTEMPTED A SMALL RIGHT HAND TURN TO AVOID A TREE LINE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE CONCRETE COLUMN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN A FARM PASTURE AT MYAKKA, FL. OCTOBER 04, 2018.

## 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 ERA19CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19CA002), Oct 4, 2018: Champion 7FC (N9855B), Myakka City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during takeoff.

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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