Aeronca 7CCM accident near Lakeland, Florida, April 10, 1991
On April 10, 1991 at about 2:55 pm local time, a Aeronca 7CCM, registered N6040V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lakeland, Florida (Lakeland Regional airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
IMPROPER ATC CLEARANCE BY GROUND PERSONNEL AND POOR DECISION BY THE PILOT TO TAXI BEHIND AN AIRPLANE HOLDING ON A RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 10, 1991 · about 2:55 pm local time
- Place
- Lakeland, Florida · Lakeland Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7CCM · all 7CCMs on the register
- Registration
- N6040V · registry record · serial 47-831
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AN ACFT WAS HOLDING ON THE RWY AWAITING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE WHEN THE ACCIDENT ACFT WAS MOTIONED TO CROSS THE RWY BEHIND THE HOLDING ACFT. THE PLT OF THE ACFT ON THE RWY APPLIED POWER TO TAKE OFF & THE PROP WASH ELEVATED THE LT WING OF THE ACCIDENT ACFT CAUSING THE RT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,802 hours in all; 1,330 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 1,752 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,220 lb
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-85-8F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,000 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:55 pm from LAL, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA91LA120.