Aeronca 7DC N4462E

Summary

On 16 July 2000 at about 17:45 local time, a Aeronca 7DC registered N4462E, operated by Arizona Aviation, was involved in an accident near Payson, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 July 2000 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Payson, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

34.1906, -111.1695

Aircraft

Aeronca 7DC

Registration

N4462E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Arizona Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA268

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. Contributing factors were the high density altitude and proximity to vegetation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with a cactus during the takeoff roll in a wilderness clearing. Thereafter, the pilot lost control of the airplane and it ground looped to a stop. The clearing was approximately 800 feet long by 50 feet wide, and the elevation was about 2,380 feet mean sea level. At the time, the wind was light and variable, and the temperature was about 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The computed density altitude was between 4,800 and 5,000 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.