What happened
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(-23) August 23, 2006 at approx. 09:00, N9365E an Aeronca chief 11-AC was substantially damaged during takeoff for a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was made as this was to be a local training flight. Initial takeoff roll was conducted by the aircraft owner privacy data omitted who is non-certificated, prior to lift off the aircraft started to veer to the left and the instructor pilot privacy data omitted assumed control by command and attempted to right aircraft. Pilot states that the throttle was retorted but the aircraft lifted off approx. 3 feet and continued to veer hard to left, all of his attempts to correct were unsuccessful. Aircraft impacted the ground breaking off all landing gear, collapsing the left wing struts, destroying the prop as well as damage to the right wing tip and the rudder. Both pilot and student departed the aircraft with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AUGUST 23, 2006 AT APPROX. 09:00, N9365E AN AERONCA CHIEF 11-AC WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS MADE AS THIS WAS TO BE A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL WAS CONDUCTED BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED WHO IS NON-CERTIFICATED, PRIOR TO LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ ASSUMED CONTROL BY COMMAND AND ATTEMPTED TO RIGHT AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATES THAT THE THROTTLE WAS RETORTED BUT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF APPROX. 3 FEET AND CONTINUED TO VEER HARD TO LEFT, ALL OF HIS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND BREAKING OFF ALL LANDING GEAR, COLLAPSING THE LEFT WING STRUTS, DESTROYING THE PROP AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND THE RUDDER. BOTH PILOT AND STUDENT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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