What happened
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Pilot was departing east ot west when the acft veered to the right, the pilot could not bank to the left, and the acft struck a tree and spun into another tree.(.19) on December 24, 1998, at about 1045 eastern standard time, a dean, kolb Firestar 1, N643FS, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, experienced a loss of directional control on climb out from the gore airport, Davenport, Florida, and collided with trees. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated about 1 minute before the accident. The pilot stated he has not flown in about 3 years, and that he did not have a current medical certificate. He completed two high speed taxis up and down the runway before departing for takeoff to the east. Once he became airborne the airplane started veering to the right. He lost directional control, and the airplane collided with trees and terrain. The pilot stated examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction. (-23) pilot had no flown in past 3 years. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft shorly after takeoff on aircraft's maiden flight. Aircraft substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS DEPARTING EAST OT WEST WHEN THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT COULD NOT BANK TO THE LEFT, AND THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE AND SPUN INTO ANOTHER TREE.(.19) ON DECEMBER 24, 1998, AT ABOUT 1045 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A DEAN, KOLB FIRESTAR 1, N643FS, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON CLIMB OUT FROM THE GORE AIRPORT, DAVENPORT, FLORIDA, AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1 MINUTE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE HAS NOT FLOWN IN ABOUT 3 YEARS, AND THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HE COMPLETED TWO HIGH SPEED TAXIS UP AND DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE DEPARTING FOR TAKEOFF TO THE EAST. ONCE HE BECAME AIRBORNE THE AIRPLANE STARTED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. (-23) PILOT HAD NO FLOWN IN PAST 3 YEARS. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT SHORLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON AIRCRAFT'S MAIDEN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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