# NTSB DEN70F0070: Aeronca 7BCM, N2704E, Clifton, CO, June 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1969
- Place: Clifton, CO · CLIFTON, CO
- Location: 39.0760° N, 108.4608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0760&lon=-108.4608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70F0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3063  69/6/29    CLIFTON,COLO        AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 105
        TIME - 0500                    N2704E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLIFTON,COLO                GRAND JUNCTION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- T/O FROM FARM FIELD, SOFT CLAY, GRASS 6-8 IN HIGH. TURNED TO AVOID OBSTN,WING TIP HIT GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2704E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2704E), registered now, S/N 7AC-6284, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker County

## Other investigations on N2704E (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 DEN80FTE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE33), Mar 15, 1980: Aeronca 7BCM (N2704E), Rush, CO, destroyed

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.

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