# NTSB LAX78DUM14: Aeronca 7AC, N3377E, El Centro, CA, February 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1978
- Place: El Centro, CA · EL CENTRO, CA
- Location: 32.7864° N, 115.5602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Centro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7864&lon=-115.5602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3377E-2024-01-20), registration cancelled 2024-01-20, S/N 7AC-6802, built 1947 (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
- Airport: Douthitt

## 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 19780213003629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780213003629A), Feb 13, 1978: Blanca 7AC, El Centro, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported xwnd gust raised wing.

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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