NTSB CEN24LA044 — 2023-11-22 · DeWitt, Arkansas, United States

Current FAA registration · N84692

Make / Model: AERONCA 7AC
Year of manufacture: 1946 · 77 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19841024
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AB99D1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N84692 Aeronca 7AC Minor

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s loss of airplane directional control while landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that upon landing a crosswind “pushed” the airplane off the runway. The airplane encountered a ditch, crossed a taxiway, and impacted a fence. The airplane sustained damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the left-wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane which would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_CEN24LA044.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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