# NTSB ATL86LA106: Aeronca 7AC, N84394, Hamilton, OH, April 5, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 5, 1986, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Coordinates: 39.409233, -84.650878 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4092&lon=-84.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL86LA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7083/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA106

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - remedial action - not performed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence

## Analysis

THE PLT MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE DRAG STRIP TO CHECK THE WIND. HE CLIMBED, MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND ATTEMPTED A NORMAL LANDING. ON ROLL OUT A WIND GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED WHICH TIPPED THE ACFT UP ON THE RIGHT WHEEL. IT VEERED OFF THE HARD SURFACE INTO A GUARD RAIL AND A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE CFI STATED THAT IT HAPPENED SO FAST THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET HIS HANDS ON THE CONTROLS. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO GIVE A BFR TO THE PILOT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84394](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84394-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 7AC-3093, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7AC-3093
- Airframe hours: 1591
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65-8F 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Jeffrey A. Noyes
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1986, 20 hours before
- Departed: I67, HARRISON, OH

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 378 total, 10 in this make and model, 293 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LUK, 10 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860405011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860405011659A), Apr 5, 1986: Bbavia 7AC, Hamilton, OH, Substantial damage. Landed on a Dragstrip with a crosswind. On the landing roll, a wind gust caused the aircraft to veer into a fence.

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.

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