# NTSB MIA85IA238: Aeronca 7AC, N1760E, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, August 26, 1985

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: August 26, 1985, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Coordinates: 26.190078, -80.170822 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1901&lon=-80.1708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85IA238
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31297/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA238

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, taxi
  - compensation for wind conditions - not attained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE TAXING FOR TAKEOFF THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. NOSED OVER & THE PROPELLER & RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1760E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7AC-5327
- Engines: CONTINENTAL 65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: FXE, Ft. Lauderdale Executive

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: front

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FEX, 1 nm away

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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