ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348447
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 November 2023 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC Champion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N84692 |
| MSN: | 7AC-3401 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7421 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dewitt Municipal Airport/Whitcomb Field (5M1), AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lonoke, AR (1AR9) |
| Dewitt Municipal Airport/Whitcomb Field (5M1), AR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that upon landing a crosswind “pushed' the airplane off the runway. The airplane encountered a ditch, crossed a taxiway, and impacted a fence. The airplane sustained damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the left-wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane which would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of airplane directional control while landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN24LA044
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 August 1991 | N84692 | Private | 0 | Newton, GA | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2023 18:11 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 08-Jan-2024 17:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2024 17:16 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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