ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360110
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| Date: | Sunday 24 July 1994 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N601RF |
| MSN: | 18052560 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2307 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waynesburg, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Mt Victory, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with trees shortly after a downwind takeoff from a 1400 foot private grass airstrip. The instructor departed downwind for terrain considerations. According to the instructor, he let the student (his wife) takeoff, but took control when he noticed the airplane had gone too far down the runway. He lifted off and outclimbed a hill, but the airplane started to sink until it struck a tree, a quarter mile past the runway. The instructor reported no mechanical malfunctions. He stated the accident could have been prevented if he had lifted off sooner.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush. A factor was a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA138
History of this aircraft
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| 4 March 1989 | N601RF | Private | 0 | W. Columbia, SC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 17:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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