GEORGETOWN, TX, USA
N7828Q
CESSNA 340
THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT HAD HIRED THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT TO FERRY THE AIRPLANE TO GERMANY, THEN TO TURKEY. A FOUR TANK FERRY FUEL SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED BUT A WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHECK WAS NOT MADE. DURING THE TKOF, THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. AFTERWARD THE AIRPLANE WAS COMPUTED TO HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT AND THE CG WAS AFT OF THE REAR LIMIT. THE LEFT WING HIT TREES AND THE RIGHT WING HIT TWO FENCES. AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN, THE AIRPLANE BURNED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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