MANSFIELD, LA, USA
N5700D
PIPER PA-22-150
THE AIRPORT WAS 324 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE OAT WAS 96 DEGREES F. THE AIRPLANE, WITH THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS, LIFTED OFF THE RWY BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB. A WITNESS STATED THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL BUT THE NOSE WAS VERY HIGH. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AND THE TERRAIN AND STARTED BURNING AFTER GROUND IMPACT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE FOR THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WAS COMPUTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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