ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362989
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| Date: | Friday 4 September 1992 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: | Air Command COMMANDER |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4235X |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Engine model: | ARROW |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mars Hill, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| (KAVL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A ROUGH, SOD, PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. BECAUSE OF THE ROUGHNESS, HE ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE PREMATURELY, BEFORE SUFFICIENT ROTOR SPEED HAD BEEN ATTAINED TO SUPPORT FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE ROTATION BEFORE SUFFICIENT ROTOR SPEED HAD BEEN ATTAINED TO SUPPORT FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH SOD AIRSTRIP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL92LA177
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 12:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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