HAZLETON, PA, USA
N8859K
PIPER PA-28-140
ACFT DEPARTED WITH FULL FUEL AND PASSENGER LOAD NEAR MAX GROSS WEIGHT, TOWARD RISING TERRAIN. AFTER REACHING ABOUT 400 FT AGL, PLT FELT ACFT WAS LOSING CLIMB PERFORMANCE, ALTHOUGH NO SIGNS OF POWER DECREASE WERE NOTED. ACFT SEEMED TO BE SETTLING. PLT NOTED TREES AHEAD IN BEAM OF LNDG LIGHTS, CUT POWER AND ALLOWED ACFT TO STALL/MUSH INTO TREES. DENSITY ALTITUDE CALCULATION TO BE 3500 FT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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