HITCHCOCK, TX, USA
N3625V
CESSNA 140
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF. THE FLT SAID THAT THE RWY WAS 50 FT WIDE BUT HAD BEEN MOWED ONLY TO A WIDTH OF 20 FTTHE PLT ALLOWED THE ACFT TO DRIFT INTO THE HIGH GRASS ALONGSIDE THE RWY. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER IN TAIL GRASS. ACCORDING TO CHARTS THE RWY IS 100 FT WIDE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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