# Accident 19950521030129A: Amtrty TAYLORMONO, Freeport, PA, May 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Freeport, PA
- Airport: Mcville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6804° N, 79.6799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6804&lon=-79.6799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6155Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6155Z-1996-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Erwin John D TAYLOR MONOPLANE (registry code 056202J, https://openairdocs.org/model/erwin-john-d-taylor-monoplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTY TAYLORMONO
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 112 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521030129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED DEPART TALL GRASS UPHILL RUNWAY. LIFT OFF BEHIND POWER CURVE. SETTLED INTO TREES END OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC95LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA119), May 21, 1995: Erwin Taylor Mono Plane (N6155Z), Freeport, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to initiate a takeoff on an uphill runway with high grass, which resulted in a premature lift off, and an inadvertent stall/mush into trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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