# NTSB Accident LAX97LA106
> **Aeronca 7AC** · 1997-02-23 · RUBIDOUX, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA106
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07426
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-02-23
- **Location:** RUBIDOUX, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.989021, -117.440605
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N84486
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing gusty crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain runway alignment.  The gusty crosswind was a related factor.

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