# NTSB IAD78DLJ04: Aeronca 7AC, N2406E, Watha, NC, December 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1977
- Place: Watha, NC · WATHA, NC
- Location: 34.6476° N, 77.9621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watha, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6476&lon=-77.9621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DLJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3934  77/12/18   WATHA,NC            AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2260
        TIME - 1700                    N2406E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALLACE,NC                  WATHA,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON ROAD WHICH HAD MARGINAL CLEARANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2406E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2406E), registered now, S/N 7AC-5985, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19771218041399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218041399A), Dec 18, 1977: Blanca 7AC, Watha, NC, Substantial damage. Plt landed on road which had marginal clearance.

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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