# Accident 20160716016699A: Aeronca 7BCM, Longmont, CO, July 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2016, 10:20 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1644° N, 105.1636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1644&lon=-105.1636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2576E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2576E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 792 total, 107 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160716016699A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/16/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1020 MDT, N2576E AN AERONCA 7BCM AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 0.5 STATUTE MILES NORTHWEST FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 26 AT VANCE BRAND AIRPORT (LMO), COLORADO.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD WAS UNINJURED.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN16LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA267), Jul 16, 2016: Aeronca 7BCM (N2576E), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the takeoff after observing a partial loss of engine power, the reason for which could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine…

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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