Accident Cessna 180B N929AE, Wednesday 30 July 1997

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Date:	Wednesday 30 July 1997
Time:	15:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 180B
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N929AE
MSN:	50457
Year of manufacture:	1959
Total airframe hrs:	4785 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470-K
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Spanish Fork, UT - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(U77)
Destination airport:	Scottsbluff, NE (KBFF)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During takeoff with a 17 knot crosswind, the aircraft became airborne too early and then drifted to the right of the runway. During the attempted recovery, the right wing hit the ground and the aircraft ground looped.

Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. A factor was the crosswind.

Accident investigation: