- Date
- March 10, 1986, 15:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N82202Aeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860310005939A
- Case key
- 34143
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was attempting a takeoff from a sod strip in an Aeronca tail dragger aircraft in gusty wind conditions. The air strip runway is situated along a north-south heading with the rptd winds fm 290 degrees magnetic at 13 knots with gusts to 18 knots. As the tail rose into takeoff attitude the acft veered left and off the edge of the rwy. The PIC stated he was not able to maintain directional control in the crosswind conditions when the tail of the aircraft lifted fm the ground. The PIC was inexperienced in this acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82202
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-830
- Airframe hours
- 2,364
- Engine
- Continental A65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Barry C. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1985 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- Jacksonville, AR
- Airport
- runway 36, grass/turf
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 180 total · 24 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 13 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- LIT, 10 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.