What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During takeoff pilot lost control, aircraft turned left off runway and struck the dirt. Left wing was torn off approx. 3 feet from the wing attach fittings. Prop is bent, from blade to blade the track is off by .75 inches. (.19) on September 25, 2001, at 1020 central daylight time, an Aeronca 7EC, N81910, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during takeoff at the Leaders Clear Lake Airport, Clear Lake, Minnesota. The aircraft departed the west side of runway 36 (3,000 feet by 150 feet, asphalt/turf) and nosed over. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was on a visual flight rules flight plan and was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was bound for the sleepy eye municipal airport, sleepy eye, Minnesota.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING TAKEOFF PILOT LOST CONTROL, AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE DIRT. LEFT WING WAS TORN OFF APPROX. 3 FEET FROM THE WING ATTACH FITTINGS. PROP IS BENT, FROM BLADE TO BLADE THE TRACK IS OFF BY .75 INCHES. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2001, AT 1020 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERONCA 7EC, N81910, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF AT THE LEADERS CLEAR LAKE AIRPORT, CLEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 36 (3,000 FEET BY 150 FEET, ASPHALT/TURF) AND NOSED OVER. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS BOUND FOR THE SLEEPY EYE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SLEEPY EYE, MINNESOTA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.