NTSB DFW08CA022 — 2007-11-02 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N81800

Make / Model: AERONCA 7BCM/CONV
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AB2985

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N81800 Aeronca 7AC None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain direction control. A contributing factor was the tailwind.

Factual narrative

The private pilot was performing a full-stop landing on runway 17, a 60-foot wide turf runway. On landing roll-out, the tower controller observed the tail wheel-equipped airplane departed the left side of the runway, nosed over, and came to rest in the inverted position. The winds at the time of the accident were from 050 degrees at 4 knots. Despite numerous attempts, the pilot failed to provide the NTSB with the required NTSB Form 6120. The private pilot was performing a full-stop landing on runway 17, a 60-foot wide turf runway. On landing roll-out, the tower controller observed the tailwheel-equipped airplane departed the left side of the runway, nosed over, and came to rest in the inverted position. The winds at the time of the accident were from 050 degrees at 4 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2007_DFW08CA022.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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