BAINBRIDGE, OH, USA
N1598U
CESSNA 172M
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED HE USED SOFT FIELD TECHNIQUES FOR TAKEOFF AND THE ACFT WAS OFF THE GROUND 1/3 TO 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY. HE SAID THE ACFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 50 FT AGL AND WOULD NOT CLIMB HIGHER. THE AIRSPEED WAS 55 AND A TURN WAS INITIATED TO AVOID OBSTACLES BUT THE AIRSPEED DROPPED TO 45. THE ACFT STALLED AND MUSHED INTO TREES. THE ACFT WAS 10 LBS BELOW MAX GROSS WEIGHT AND WITHIN CG LIMITS AT TAKEOFF. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS TO THE ACFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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