ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374583
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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 1986 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | Joe Floyd |
| Registration: | N83847 |
| MSN: | 7AC-2528 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plano, TX -
 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 TRIED TWICE TO ROTATE THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT LIFTED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. AT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, STALLED AND NOSED DOWN IMPACTING THE GROUND. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT A WITNESS OBSERVED TWO HEAVY SET MEN (APRX 250 LBS. EACH) ENTER THE AIRCRAFT. THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT IS 1220 LBS. EMPTY WEIGHT IS 800 LBS. COMBINED WEIGHT OF BOTH FUEL AND OIL IS APRX 108 LBS. TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AT TAKEOFF WAS APRX 1,408 LBS., OR 188 LBS. OVER GROSS WEIGHT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW86LA134
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 10:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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