Aeronca 7DC N4009B
12 May 2001 · Hollister, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 May 2001 at about 18:17 local time, a Aeronca 7DC registered N4009B was involved in an accident near Hollister, California, United States. One person was 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 18:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hollister, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Holister Municipal (3O7)
- Coordinates
- 36.8933, -121.4100
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7DC
- Registration
- N4009B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Jose → Hollister
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01LA171
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate aircraft handling procedure and failure to maintain directional control while landing in a known crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Approaching the airport, the pilot became aware that during landing on runway 31 he would encounter a left crosswind condition. The pilot landed with the airplane's left wing low to compensate for the crosswind. However, as the airplane decelerated it yawed right. The pilot's actions were inadequate to compensate for the surface wind that was from about 240 degrees, between 10 and 15 knots. Thereafter, the pilot lost directional control of his airplane. It veered right off the side of runway 31 and impacted a berm. The runway is 6,350 feet long and 100 feet wide.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2001 | Aeronca 7DC | Fulton, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 8 Apr 2001 | Aeronca 7AC | Roe, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2001 | Aeronca 7AC | Winters, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,361 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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