FAIRBANKS, AK, USA
N9892Y
CHAMPION 7GCB
THE 70 HOUR PRIVATE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE TURF AIRSTRIP WITH HER NON-PILOT HUSBAND ONBOARD. AS SHE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO THE ONE-HALF OPEN POSITION, THE AIRPLANE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. SHE SAID THAT SHE PULLED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY PREMATURELY, BECAME AIRBORNE, BANKED TO THE RIGHT, OVER CORRECTED WITH A LEFT BANK, AND THEN STALLED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN AND CRASHED IN ADJACENT SEAPLANE POND. SHE AND HER HUSBAND EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND SWAM TO SHORE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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