ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297024
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Date: | Thursday 4 July 2002 |
Time: | 08:30 LT |
Type: | Hale Kitfox Model III |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | N76WH |
MSN: | 756 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Fairmont, Minnesota -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot attempted to depart an alfalfa field adjacent to his home. After becoming airborne, he crossed a road and a railroad track adjacent to the field, and impacted a tree line running along the tracks. The pilot held a student pilot certificate without a solo endorsment.
Probable Cause: Failure by the pilot to obtain adequate clearance from the tree line, as well as a failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. A contributing factor was the tree line.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI02LA156
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Oct-2022 13:33 |
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