Champion AERONCA 7AC N2675E

Summary

On 27 May 2016 at about 20:30 local time, a Champion AERONCA 7AC registered N2675E was involved in an accident near Groveland, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 May 2016 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Groveland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Pine Mountain Lake (E45)

Coordinates

37.8625, -120.1794

Aircraft

Champion AERONCA 7AC

Registration

N2675E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Groveland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA311

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with a concrete barrier wall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, a "strong gust" of wind lifted the left wing and the airplane veered off the runway to the right. During the runway excursion, the airplane impacted a concrete barrier wall in the ramp area. The firewall sustained substantial damage.   The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The nearest automated weather observing station 15 nautical miles away from accident airport, about the time of the accident, reported the wind at 210 degrees true at 4 knots. The airplane landed on a 270 degrees magnetic heading.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.