# NTSB FTW76FPD16: Aeronca 7FC, N4877E, Ft Worth, TX, October 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1975
- Place: Ft Worth, TX · FT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3059  75/10/17   FT WORTH,TX         AERONCA 7FC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 110
        TIME - 1500                    N4877E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NC RICHLAND HILLS,TX        LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 29K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4877E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4877E-1979-07-19), registration cancelled 1979-07-19, S/N 7FC-315, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7fc) (registry code 2110162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meacham

## 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 19751017033879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017033879A), Oct 17, 1975: Blanca 7FC, Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Gusting to 29K.

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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