Accident Murphy Rebel N622GL, Sunday 17 June 2001

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Date:	Sunday 17 June 2001
Time:	12:30 LT
Type:	Murphy Rebel
Owner/operator:	Greg Larson
Registration:	N622GL
MSN:	622R3
Total airframe hrs:	150 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-85-8
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Stratford, WI - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Stratford, WI (KPVT)
Destination airport:	Prentice, WI (5N2)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The aircraft sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with an electric fence following a takeoff from a farm field. The field used for takeoff had tall grass and rising terrain in the direction of the takeoff. According to the pilot, "after liftoff the aircraft contacted a wire fence which slowed the aircraft down. The aircraft contacted the soft ground and flipped over into its back." In a written report, the pilot indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions of the aircraft.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff from the farm field. Factors were the tall grass, the rising terrain, the fence, and the inadequate planning/decision by the pilot.

Accident investigation: