ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186787
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 April 2016 |
| Time: | 14:24 |
| Type: |  Cessna 421B Golden Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3372Q |
| MSN: | 421B0256 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSI0-520-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Foley, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Foley, AL (5R4) |
| Carrollton, GA (CTJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot of the twin-engine airplane departed on the personal flight. During the takeoff roll, all indications were normal. When the airplane accelerated to between 75 and 80 knots, the pilot pulled back on the yoke slowly, and the airplane began to climb. After he raised the landing gear, the pilot noticed that the airplane was not continuing to climb and that the airspeed was 80 knots; he then heard the stall warning horn. The airplane impacted trees about 1/4 mile from the runway, caught fire, and was destroyed; the pilot egressed with minor injuries. The airplane's published minimum control speed was 86 knots and the break ground and climb speed was 106 knots. Given that information, it is likely that the pilot’s attempt to rotate and climb the airplane below 80 knots resulted in the airplane being unable to gain altitude and climb above trees at the end of the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain proper takeoff speed before breaking ground, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to gain altitude and a collision with trees and terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=3372Q
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2016 22:53 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Apr-2016 06:17 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2016 18:25 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Jul-2018 16:28 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 29-Jul-2018 16:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 07:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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