ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44651
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 October 2004 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2922C |
| MSN: | 30822 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7677 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Freedom, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Freedom, PA (24PA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The local parachuting flight was to depart from the airport owned and maintained by the pilot. During the initial climb after takeoff from runway 09, the airplane drifted right and struck trees about 500 feet down the runway. The pilot stated that he did not see the trees before hitting them. A passenger stated that the pilot did not make any changes to the airplane's flight path prior to impact with the trees. The pilot and passenger both reported that the airplane's engine was operating normally.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the takeoff resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20041108X01781&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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