# Accident 20231122017769A: Aeronca 7AC, Dewitt, AR, November 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2023, 12:12 local time
- Place: Dewitt, AR
- Airport: Dewitt Municipal/Whitcomb Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2623° N, 91.3075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2623&lon=-91.3075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84692, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84692) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 155 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231122017769A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2023, ON OR ABOUT 1812Z, AERONCA 7A, WAS LANDING RUNWAY 36 AT DEWITT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT/WHITCOMB FIELD.  THE PILOT STATED A CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT INTO THE DITCH WHERE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BROKE, TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AND WENT ACROSS THE TAXIWAY INTO A FENCE FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  SURFACE ANALYSIS CHARTS AND LOCAL METAR REPORTS INDICATED MINOR PRESSURE CHANGES ACROSS THE REGION WITH A HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST, NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6-7 KNOTS.  BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN24LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA044), Nov 22, 2023: Aeronca 7AC (N84692), DeWitt, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N84692 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910815034369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910815034369A), Aug 15, 1991: Bbavia 7AC (N84692), Newton, GA, Substantial damage. Struck powerline and crashed during approach to Private strip.

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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