WINSLOW, AR, USA
N6475V
HELIO COURIER H-295
THE LEFT WING OF THE ACFT CONTACTED A TREE DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A 1200 FT LONG GRASS FLD. THE ACFT THEN ROTATED 180 DEGS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PLT HAD LANDED THE ACFT IN THE FLD ON 3/21/85 WHEN DETERIORATING WX WAS ENCOUNTERED IN-FLIGHT. THE TAKEOFF WAS BEING MADE DOWNHILL WITH 40 FT TALL TREES AT THE END OF THE FLD. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF APRX 800 FT DOWN THE FLD. TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED WITH A PASSENGER AND 90 TO 100 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD (APRX 100 LBS BELOW MAX GROSS WT).
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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