# Accident 20000716010619A: Bbavia 7DC, Payson, AZ, July 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2000, 10:45 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1906° N, 111.1695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1906&lon=-111.1695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4462E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4462E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 652 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716010619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT AIRSTRIP LOCALLY KNOWN AS CANOE MESA AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A CACTUS WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL. AFTER IMPACT LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AND SPUN AIRCRAFT AROUND ON THE GROUND DAMAGING THE PROPELLOR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. (.4) THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A CACTUS DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL IN A WILDERNESS CLEARING. THEREAFTER, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT GROUND LOOPED TO A STOP. THE CLEARING WAS APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET LONG BY 50 FEET WIDE, AND THE ELEVATION WAS ABOUT 2,380 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. AT THE TIME, THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE, AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE COMPUTED DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS BETWEEN 4,800 AND 5,000 FEET.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA268), Jul 16, 2000: Aeronca 7DC (N4462E), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. Contributing factors were the high density altitude and proximity to vegetation.

## Other reports on N4462E (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20081113852769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081113852769I), Nov 13, 2008: Bbavia 7DC (N4462E), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot landed runway 22R and was instructed by ATC to exit at taxiway bravo. Pilot stated that he was "too fast" when attempting to exit the runway, which…
- [Incident 20050122007999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050122007999I), Jan 22, 2005: Bbavia 7DC (N4462E), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) While operating in local traffic pattern, sliding portion of left side cabin window began working loose from frame. Pilot attempted landing while holding…
- [Incident 19970209014779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970209014779I), Feb 9, 1997: Bbavia 7DC (N4462E), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: on landing the student overcorrected with the rudder. Paul mclaughlin tried to keep the aircraft under control. He reduced power to idle and let the…
- [Incident 19950530025229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950530025229I), May 30, 1995: Bbavia 7DC (N4462E), Mesa, AZ. Ran off runway into a ditch landing right brake had failed.
- [Incident 19920907035219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920907035219I), Sep 7, 1992: Bbavia 7DC (N4462E), Canyon Lands Nt, UT, Minor damage. Partial loss of power. Forced landing on road. Rough terrain. Under carriage collapsed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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