# NTSB FTW79DRA30: Aeronca 7EC, N7FG, Tomball, TX, June 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1979
- Place: Tomball, TX · TOMBALL, TX
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1713  79/6/30    TOMBALL,TX          AERONCA 7EC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 666
        TIME - 0910                    N7FG                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 326 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOKS MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  TOMBALL,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L MAIN GEAR STRUT FRAME FAILED AT WELD SEAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7FG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hooks Memorial

## 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 19790630015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630015559A), Jun 30, 1979: Blanca 7FC, Tomball, TX, Substantial damage. Landing gear strut frame broke at a weld seam.

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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