Aeronca 7AC N1480E
5 July 2004 · Limon, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 2004 at about 19:15 local time, a Aeronca 7AC registered N1480E, operated by Michael C. Brown, was involved in an accident near Limon, Colorado, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Limon, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.2742, -103.6661
- Aircraft
- Aeronca 7AC
- Registration
- N1480E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael C. Brown
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Limon → Watkins
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN04CA100
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. A contributing factor was the soft terrain in the takeoff area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane took off but was unable to climb sufficiently to avoid rising terrain. It also lost altitude in a turn, and the pilot felt he would be unable to return to the airport. He elected to land in a wheat field. The airplane sustained no damage. The pilot then decided to take off but without the passenger on board. After determining a suitable path to follow, a soft-field takeoff procedure was utilized. During the takeoff roll, the airplane contacted soft dirt and nosed over onto its back.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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