ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139119
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| Date: | Sunday 9 October 2011 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Aeronca L-3A (O-58A) Grasshopper |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N46513 |
| MSN: | 42-7798 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1815 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A&C65 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Along Henry Harris Road, Westmoreland, Sumner County, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Westmoreland, TN |
| Westmoreland, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was taking off from a private airstrip; as he was looking at a hay bale to the left of the airplane, the right wing tip struck another hay bale. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the airframe and the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions during the flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.newschannel5.com/story/15653365/plane-crashes-pilot-walks-away-from-wreckage
http://www.wsmv.com/story/15652761/vintage-plane-crashes-in-westmoreland
http://www.wsmv.com/slideshow?widgetid=38044
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N46513
http://www.airnav.com/airport/38TN
http://www.pbase.com/image/126283004
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 1984 | N46513 | Carolinas Flight Caf | 0 | Rutherfordton, NC | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2011 23:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Oct-2011 12:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2011 12:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Location, Damage] |
| 10-Oct-2011 14:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2011 22:05 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source] |
| 11-Oct-2011 07:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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