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Thu, Aug 21, 2003

When the Corn is as High As An Elephant's Eye

...It's High Enough to Snag a Cub

Can you imagine what it could have done to a Cherokee?

**   Report created 8/20/2003   Record 5  **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 37923        Make/Model: J3      Description: J-3 Cub (L-4, NE)
  Date: 08/19/2003     Time: 1800
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
  City: BLUFFTON   State: IN   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF, LEFT WING CAUGHT THE CORN AND CRASHED, BLUFFTON, IN
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: METAR KFWA 191754Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW045 SCT250 27/16 A3021 RMK AO2
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Pleasure      Phase: Take-off      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: LAZY K AIRPORT              Dep Date: 08/19/2003   Dep. Time: 1800
  Destination: LAZY K AIRPORT           Flt Plan: NONE         Wx Briefing: N
  Last Radio Cont: NONE
  Last Clearance: NONE
  FAA FSDO: SOUTH BEND, IN  (GL17)                Entry date: 08/20/2003


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