DELAND, FL, USA
N29826
RAZ-MUT 440A
THE PILOT OF THIS AMATEUR/EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INITIAL TEST FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO SWERVE LEFT AND RIGHT JUST BEFORE LIFT-OFF. AFTER LIFT-OFF, IT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB TO ABOUT 70 TO 100 FT AGL AND DRIFT LEFT. SEVERAL WITNESSES THOUGHT THE PILOT HAD STARTED A TURN AT SLOW SPEED WHEN THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT DOVE VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND. MOST OF THE WITNESSES THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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