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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Parker, CO · July 15, 2006

Date: July 15, 2006 · 06:55 local
Place: Parker, CO
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N85086
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06LA099
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,904 total49 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N85086Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-3815 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 15, 2006, at approximately 0655 MDT, an Aeronca champ model BL7AC, with registration number N85086, impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from everett field, Parker, Colorado. The pilot and one passenger on board received serious injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. According to the instructor's and the pilot's testimonies, the aircraft had departed everett on a westerly departure when a downdraft occurred and the student pilot privacy data omitted could not pull up. A 300' ridge was straight in front and they knew they would not make it over the ridge. The pilot's only recourse was to bank left and parallel the ridge. An updraft caught the right wing and the aircraft stalled. The updraft then pushed the aircraft over into the field approximately 300 yards to the west of delbert road, nose first on impact. There was no fire at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 0655 MDT, AN AERONCA CHAMP MODEL BL7AC, WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N85086, IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EVERETT FIELD, PARKER, COLORADO. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR'S AND THE PILOT'S TESTIMONIES, THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED EVERETT ON A WESTERLY DEPARTURE WHEN A DOWNDRAFT OCCURRED AND THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ COULD NOT PULL UP. A 300' RIDGE WAS STRAIGHT IN FRONT AND THEY KNEW THEY WOULD NOT MAKE IT OVER THE RIDGE. THE PILOT'S ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO BANK LEFT AND PARALLEL THE RIDGE. AN UPDRAFT CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE UPDRAFT THEN PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OVER INTO THE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS TO THE WEST OF DELBERT ROAD, NOSE FIRST ON IMPACT. THERE WAS NO FIRE AT THE SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN06LA099Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportParker, COthe flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing factors were the high density altitude, rising terrain, and improper in-flight planning.Jul 15, 2006 · Destroyed