ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364534
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| Date: | Saturday 14 September 1991 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152U |
| Owner/operator: | Hanover Aviation Company |
| Registration: | N24509 |
| MSN: | 15280297 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5890 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Burnt Chimney, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Blacksburg, VA (BCB | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM A 1800 FT UPHILL RUNWAY. FOLLOWING LIFT OFF, HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH TREES IN HIS DEPARTURE PATH. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE EVER DEPARTED FROM A SHORT GRASS STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED WITHIN WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. THE UPHILL RUNWAY AND OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO91LA083
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 November 1985 | N24509 | Rovac Pump & Supple Co. | 0 | Bloomsburg, PA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 16:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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