ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179486
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| Date: | Monday 5 July 2004 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1480E |
| MSN: | 7AC-5403 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1704 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 mile north of Limon, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Limon, CO (LIC) |
| Watkins, CO (FTG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. A contributing factor was the soft terrain in the takeoff area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040810X01181&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2015 15:38 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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