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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Kaveman, TX · September 5, 1998

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Date
September 5, 1998 · 07:15 local
Place
Kaveman, TX
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N85798
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
Fatal injuries
0
N85798Registration cancelled May 9, 2001 · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-4548Airframe modelAeronca 7AC

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What happened

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Acft attempted to abort takeoff, struck a fence and caught on fire. (-23) normal takeoff from field with about 1300 feet useable. Pilot aborted takeoff because he was uncomfortable with the look of the takeoff roll. He felt a jolt after the airplane just came airborne and elected to terminated the takeoff because of his proximity to oak trees on the takeoff path. He ground looped the airplane to avoid the trees. After exiting the airplane they noticed that a fire had started. The fire destroyed the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF, STRUCK A FENCE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. (-23) NORMAL TAKEOFF FROM FIELD WITH ABOUT 1300 FEET USEABLE. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF BECAUSE HE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE LOOK OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE FELT A JOLT AFTER THE AIRPLANE JUST CAME AIRBORNE AND ELECTED TO TERMINATED THE TAKEOFF BECAUSE OF HIS PROXIMITY TO OAK TREES ON THE TAKEOFF PATH. HE GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID THE TREES. AFTER EXITING THE AIRPLANE THEY NOTICED THAT A FIRE HAD STARTED. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE.