PORTER, ME, USA
N2800T
CESSNA 180H
THE ACFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A POND WHICH IS ABOUT 4,200 FT AT ITS LONGEST LENGTH. A POWER LINE EXTENDS ACROSS THE POND ABOUT 2,000 FT FROM THE SOUTH END. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TAKEOFF TO THE NORTH REMAINING ON THE WATER WHILE PASSING UNDER THE WIRES. THE ACFT CLIMBED SLOWLY & STRUCK 75 FT TREES AT THE NORTH EDGE OF THE POND. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND 30 DEG DOWN. THE FUEL SAMPLES WERE GOLD COLORED & SIMILAR TO AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE IN APPEARANCE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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