ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132024
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| Date: | Sunday 16 May 1993 |
| Time: | 15:39 LT |
| Type: | Grove GR-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Hill, Roy A.c. |
| Registration: | N84GR |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 21 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buckley, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT INTO HIGH GRASS OUTSIDE OF THE MOWED AREA OF THE TURF RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PREMATURELY LIFTOFF DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFTOFF. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE HIGH VEGETATION BESIDE THE RUNWAY WERE FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA93LA108
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 13:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Category, Accident report] |
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