What happened
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Aircraft lost lilft after takeoff, stalled and crashed. (.4)during the takeoff initial climb, the pilot 'felt a loss of lift during the climb toward rising terrain and the airplane stalled as he pulled the nose up.' The airplane descended uncontrolled into a terrain depression (30 feet across and 50 feet deep) located approximately 1/2 mile beyond the end of the runway. With an airport elevation of 6,521 feet and a temperature of 62 degrees fahrenheit, the density altitude was calculated at 8,200 feet. The pilot reported 22 hours total time in the make and model of airplane with no flight time in the previous 90 days in this airplane. (-23) on may 6, 1997, at 1025 MDT a callair model A2, N2915V, owned by Mr. Tom arnold, privacy data omitted and operated by Mr. Rafael f. ramos, privacy data omitted impacted the terrain 1/2 mi. After departing runway 31 in Grants, new Mexico during a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot received serious injuries with the owner/passenger receiving minor injuries. The flight originate d at Grants, NM on may 6, 1997 at 1023 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LOST LILFT AFTER TAKEOFF, STALLED AND CRASHED. (.4)DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB, THE PILOT 'FELT A LOSS OF LIFT DURING THE CLIMB TOWARD RISING TERRAIN AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED AS HE PULLED THE NOSE UP.' THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED INTO A TERRAIN DEPRESSION (30 FEET ACROSS AND 50 FEET DEEP) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WITH AN AIRPORT ELEVATION OF 6,521 FEET AND A TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED AT 8,200 FEET. THE PILOT REPORTED 22 HOURS TOTAL TIME IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE WITH NO FLIGHT TIME IN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS IN THIS AIRPLANE. (-23) ON MAY 6, 1997, AT 1025 MDT A CALLAIR MODEL A2, N2915V, OWNED BY MR. TOM ARNOLD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY MR. RAFAEL F. RAMOS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 1/2 MI. AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 31 IN GRANTS, NEW MEXICO DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES WITH THE OWNER/PASSENGER RECEIVING MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATE D AT GRANTS, NM ON MAY 6, 1997 AT 1023 MDT.
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