CANYON LAKE, TX, USA
N80022
CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LA-4-200
AFTER TAXIING AROUND THE SHORELINE, TAKING-OFF, AND LANDING AGAIN, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO TAKEOFF A SECOND TIME BECAUSE HIS LEFT PONTOON WAS SUBMERGING. HE PROCEEDED TO DRAIN THE WATER OUT AT A PUBLIC BOAT DOCK AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF DUE TO AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER FAILING TO GAIN ALTITUDE DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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