GORST, WA, USA
N57396
BELLANCA 7GCBC
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE ACFT DEPARTED RWY 19 & INITIATED A CLIMBING LEFT TURN. THE ACFT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO INCREASE ANGLE OF BANK TO THE LEFT AND CLIMB RATE. AT ABOUT 50 TO 75 FT, THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP UNCONTROLLED DESCENT & COLLIDE WITH THE GROUND. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT 5 OF 8 SPARK PLUGS WERE WORN & THE STALL WARNING LIGHT/HORN FUSE WAS MISSING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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