HARDIN, MT, USA
N5173U
CESSNA 206
AFTER LDG TO THE EAST ON A SNOW COVERED DIRT RWY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO T/O ON AN INTERSECTING RWY TO THE SOUTH. HE COULD NOT SEE THE ENTIRE RWY SURFACE FROM THE POSITION DUE TO DWN SLOPE FROM CENTER OF RWY. THE ACFT IMPACTED SNOWDRIFTS 40-50 MPH ON T/O GND ROLL IN THE UNOBSERVED PORTION OF RWY, DEPARTED RT SIDE OF RWY DOWN 30 DEGREES SLOPING TERRAIN, AND CRASHED IN DEEP SNOW.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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