ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354093
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| Date: | Sunday 19 July 1998 |
| Time: | 20:50 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7FC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7694E |
| MSN: | 7FC-289 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5334 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Somesville, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot began a take off in his float plane from a pond. He said that as the plane lifted off, he was blinded by glare and became disoriented. The pilot attempted to abort the takeoff, lost directional control, and struck a tree on an island in the pond. The pilot reported the airplane had no mechanical deficiencies and the accident could have been avoided by departing in another direction, away from the sun. The pilot reported he had not completed a biennial flight review in 6 years and that 4 years had transpired since his last FAA physical examination.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate planning and decision, which fail to consider the effect of takeoff in the direction of the sunlight, which resulted in the pilot encountering sunglare and the loss of aircraft control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD98LA080
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 2006 | N7694E | Stephen Larrabee | 0 | Dover-Foxcroft, Maine | |
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Revision history:
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| 10-Mar-2024 19:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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