Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA86LA003

BURTON LAKE, OR, USA

Aircraft #1

N50120

CESSNA 150

Analysis

THE ACFT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE ON THE SOFT, SHORT, ROUGH CINDER COVERED AIRSTRIP PROBABLY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF DENSITY ALTITUDE AND POOR PLT TECHNIQUE. THE ACFT STRUCK A BERM AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE PLT WAS ALSO DEPARTING FACING THE SETTING SUN.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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