FAREWEEL, AK, USA
N8708K
STINSON 108-1
THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE FLEW FOR ABOUT 600 FEET THEN SETTLED DOWN INTO THE BUSHES. HE ATTRIBUTED THIS TO A GUSTY 10-15 KNOT TAILWIND. THE AVAILABLE TAKEOFF AREA WAS ABOUT 500 FEET LONG. THE PILOT'S LAST BFR WAS IN 1981, AND FAA MEDICAL WAS IN 1984.
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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