- Date
- February 7, 1987, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Big Fork, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4715EAeronca 7EC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870207002549A
- Case key
- 13732
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After several unsuccessful attempts to takeoff from a snow-covered lake, the plt found a plowed area leading to a fish house. He taxied to the area and began to takeoff towards the east. On lift-off, the left aileron struck the top of the fish house. The plt landed about 50 yards beyond the fish house without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4715E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7EC-59
- Airframe hours
- 6,605
- Engine
- Continental C90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bigfork Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 16, 1986 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- 85D · Bigfork, MN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 84 total · 64 in this make and model · 55 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INL, 48 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.