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This E16-0 CATO was the first stage of a two stage launch of an Estes So Long. (The second stage was an E16-8)
CATO ocurred immediately on ignition on the pad. A loud bang and bright flash blew out the bottom of the main body/second stage. The CATO did ignite the second stage engine and send the rocket skyward at an extreme horizontal angle, leaving the first stage behind on the pad almost undamaged.
