# NTSB Accident GAA16CA383
> **AERONCA 7AC** · 2016-07-18 · Lenoir, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA383
- **Event ID:** 20160721X51753
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-07-18
- **Location:** Lenoir, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.946388, -81.488609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N84690
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an emergency descent through fog, a runway overrun on a wet grass runway, and a collision with a ditch and vegetation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing prior to the flight.

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