What happened
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Made downwind takeoff. Lost control due wind conditions. Crashed off airport. Near gross wt and turbulence factors. (-23) on 03/31/97, at approximately 1000 hours local, the pilot in command michael christmann, made a downwind takeoff from runway 14 at the do little airport, near North SC, in N738NC, a Cessna 172. During the takeoff climb, the pilot in command lost control of the aircraft due to the wind conditions. The aircraft crashed two tenths of a mile south of runway 14. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot in command, michael christmann, received no injuries. The pilot reveiving instruction and the passenger received minor cuts and bruises.
As the FAA filed it
MADE DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL DUE WIND CONDITIONS. CRASHED OFF AIRPORT. NEAR GROSS WT AND TURBULENCE FACTORS. (-23) ON 03/31/97, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS LOCAL, THE PILOT IN COMMAND MICHAEL CHRISTMANN, MADE A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 14 AT THE DO LITTLE AIRPORT, NEAR NORTH SC, IN N738NC, A CESSNA 172. DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB, THE PILOT IN COMMAND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE WIND CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED TWO TENTHS OF A MILE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 14. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MICHAEL CHRISTMANN, RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT REVEIVING INSTRUCTION AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.
NTSB investigation
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