# NTSB Accident IAD98LA080
> **Aeronca 7FC** · 1998-07-19 · SOMESVILLE, ME, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98LA080
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10609
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-19
- **Location:** SOMESVILLE, ME, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** 7FC
- **Registration:** N7694E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate planning and decision, which fail to consider the effect of takeoff in the direction of the sunlight, which resulted in the pilot encountering sunglare and the loss of aircraft control.

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