# NTSB Accident LAX00LA268
> **Aeronca 7DC** · 2000-07-16 · PAYSON, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA268
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21512
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-16
- **Location:** PAYSON, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.190631, -111.169456
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** 7DC
- **Registration:** N4462E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area.  Contributing factors were the high density altitude and proximity to vegetation.

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