ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284401
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| Date: | Sunday 19 August 2007 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5967A |
| MSN: | 172-28567 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leavenworth, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leavenworth, WA (27W) |
| Camas, WA (1W1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While taking off uphill on a short turf runway towards rising terrain, the airplane impacted trees 70 feet in height off the departure end of the runway. The runway surface was turf, in poor condition and rough, and 2,473 feet in length. Trees surrounded the airport and they were in close proximity to the runway's approach and departure ends. According to Cessna Aircraft, the performance charts in the information manual for the airplane show that 2,100 feet was needed to clear a 50-foot obstacle. The pilot said he estimated that he needed 2,000 feet of takeoff distance to clear a 50-foot obstacle. An FAA inspector examined the airplane and noted no mechanical difficulties that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX07CA254
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 16:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 22-Sep-2023 09:58 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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