ALEDO, IL, USA
N95061
TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ELECTED TO LIFT THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND PREMATURELY IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID RUNNING INTO A CORNFIELD. UNABLE TO ESTABLISH THE PROPER RATE OF CLIMB, AND UNABLE TO CLEAR SOME TELEPHONE LINES, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DIVE UNDER THEM. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE LOWEST TELEPHONE WIRE, THEN THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN A CORNFIELD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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