Aeronca 7AC N1950E

Summary

On 16 September 2007 at about 20:15 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N1950E was involved in an accident near Kent, Ohio, 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.

Date

16 September 2007 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kent, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Kent State University Airport (1G3)

Coordinates

41.1514, -81.9011

Aircraft

Aeronca 7AC

Registration

N1950E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wadsworth → Kent

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA314

Nobody was injured.

The inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind, gusts, and ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged during landing. The pilot reported that a wind gust hit the airplane, and the airplane departed off the right side of the runway. The pilot reported that he did not try to "force" the airplane back to the runway because he did not want to impact any runway lights. The airplane continued into a drainage swale. There were no injuries reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.