# Accident 20040705013989A: Bbavia 7AC, Limon, CO, July 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Limon, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2742° N, 103.6661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2742&lon=-103.6661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1480E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1480E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total, 135 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705013989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05 JULY 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL TIME, N1480E, A AERONCA 7AC, PILOTED BY MR. MICHAEL BROWN, FLIPPED OVER ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A WHEAT FIELD IN LIMON COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING FUSELAGE SUPPORT STRUT AND MAIN WING BOX SPAR, RUDDER CAP DAMAGE, AND COCKPIT WINDSHIELD. MR. BROWN, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

## 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 DEN04CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA100), Jul 5, 2004: Aeronca 7AC (N1480E), Limon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. A contributing factor was the soft terrain in the takeoff area.

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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