Aeronca 7AC N707SR
8 October 2000 · Santa Paula, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 2000 at about 00:00 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N707SR, operated by Curt Schutze, was involved in an accident near Santa Paula, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Paula, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Paula (SZP)
- Coordinates
- 34.4009, -119.0694
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N707SR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Curt Schutze
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01LA017
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the tail wheel equipped aircraft while taxiing due to excessive taxi speed resulting in a collision with parked aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he was taxiing his tail wheel equipped aircraft too fast while exiting the runway after landing. His aircraft struck two parked aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 Mar 2000 | Aeronca 7AC | Pawling, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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