# NTSB Accident ERA13FA372
> **AERONCA 7AC** · 2013-08-25 · Taunton, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA372
- **Event ID:** 20130825X91338
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-08-25
- **Location:** Taunton, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.872776, -71.011108
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N83863
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot/owner’s inadequate preflight inspection and inadequate pretakeoff check of the flight controls, which resulted in a takeoff with the rudder gust lock installed. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-rated passenger’s failure to detect that the rudder gust lock was installed.

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