STARKE, FL, USA
N79386
MOONEY M20C
THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 15 FT AGL THE ENG SPUTTERED AND LOST PWR MOMENTARILY. FULL PWR WAS REGAINED BUT THE ACFT HAD LOST ALTITUDE AND COULD NOT CLIMB TO CLEAR TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN VEERED LEFT, MUSHED TO THE GROUND AND CONTACTED TREES. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT HAD SAT OUTSIDE IN HEAVY RAIN FOR A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE FLT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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