- Date
- February 13, 1978
- Place
- El Centro, CA · EL CENTRO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3377EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780213003629A
- Case key
- 158627
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0340 78/2/13 EL CENTRO,CA AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 15 TOTAL TIME - 0800 N3377E PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUTHITT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL CENTRO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- PILOT REPORTED XWND GUST RAISED WING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3377E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Douthitt
N3377ERegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2024 · Aeronca 7ACAirframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.