NTSB ERA22LA400 — 2022-09-01 · Marysville, Ohio, United States

Current FAA registration · N85748

Make / Model: AERONCA 7AC
Year of manufacture: 1955 · 67 years old at event
Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19550909
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ABC45E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N85748 Aeronca 7AC None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane was practicing takeoffs and landings on a turf runway. While on his third landing of the day he touched down and the airplane suddenly started to move to the left. He applied right rudder but the airplane did not respond as he expected it to, and it continued left off a steep embankment. During the runway excursion the fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

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

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_ERA22LA400.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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