- Date
- June 1, 1985, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Edna, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3708EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850601021909A
- Case key
- 21766
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot lost directional control during a crosswind takeoff from a ranch road. The acft veered off the right (north) side of the road where it contacted a ditch in a rice field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3708E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-7009
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joe David Sanders
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 19, 1985 · 12 hours before
- Destination
- Edna, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 401 total · 48 in this make and model · 341 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSX, 30 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.
Other investigations on N3708E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.