STANWOOD, WA, USA
N2320J
BEECH 23
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PLT MADE AN APCH TO RWY 34 WHICH SLOPED DOWNHILL TWD THE NORTH END. RPRTDLY, THE ACFT LANDEDABOUT 1000 FT DOWN THE 1750 FT RWY. ONE WITNESS HEARD THE TIRES SQUEAL AS THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP. THE PLT THEN APPLIED POWER & INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED IN TREES, WELL TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING LOW, ATTITUDE. THE PLT HAD RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PLT LICENSE, JUST 3 WKS PRIOR TO THE ACDNT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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