Accident Avid Mark IV Speedwing N619T,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131781
 
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Date:Saturday 5 August 2000
Time:06:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic AVID model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avid Mark IV Speedwing
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N619T
MSN: 968
Total airframe hrs:163 hours
Engine model:Rotax 582
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Springfield, MO -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:MO42
Destination airport:Gastons, AK (3M0)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The airplane departed on runway 06 (2640 X 70 feet). The pilot reported the grass on the runway was taller than normal, and that a tailwind existed at the time of takeoff. The pilot reported the takeoff roll was longer than normal and he was about to abort the takeoff when the airplane became airborne. The pilot reported he avoided a 60 foot tree at the end of the runway but was unable to gain airspeed. He reported he turned to the north but the airplane lost altitude and impacted into a hedgerow of shrubs. The pilot reported there was nothing wrong with the airplane and that the engine was producing about 6,100 rpm's. He reported the airplane could not fly out of the tailwind and that it flew into a stall.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, his failure to abort the takeoff, and the inadequate airspeed. Factors included the tall runway grass, the quartering tailwind, and the trees.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI00LA240
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21668&key=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2016 19:25 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
12-Dec-2017 19:04 ASN Update Bot Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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