# NTSB OAK75DVD47: Aeronca 7EC, N9062B, Sonoma, CA, May 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1975
- Place: Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Location: 38.2903° N, 122.4598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonoma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2903&lon=-122.4598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVD47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1127  75/5/12    SONOMA,CA           AERONCA 7EC         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 114
        TIME - 2130                    N9062B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONOMA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RWY LTD BY REFLECTORS.PLT MISTOOK FENCE TO R OF RWY FOR ROW OF REFLECTORS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9062B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7EC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sonoma Valley

## 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 19750512011619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750512011619A), May 12, 1975: Blanca 7EC, Sonoma, CA, Substantial damage. Rwy ltd by reflectors. Plt mistook fence to r of rwy for row of reflectors.

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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