What happened
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(-23) On 9/23/00 Mr. Dave scott PIC with 4 pax performed normal preflight, took off kgon and aborted takeoff when he noticed he would not clear trees at end of rwy. Pilot landed successfully, taxied back and let off one pax that weighed 300 lbs. Recalculating weight and balance, the pilot taxied back and started his takeoff roll at 65KIAS he lifted the nose and 80KIAS he rotated, as he reached 100AGL at 2/3 down the rwy the a/c climb performance got worse. The pilot could only maintain about 100AGL. He flew about 10 miles south southeast of kgcn towards valle airport, at such time he continued to lose power and crashed a/c into trees. The a/c was destroyed and the pilot and pax received minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 9/23/00 MR. DAVE SCOTT PIC WITH 4 PAX PERFORMED NORMAL PREFLIGHT, TOOK OFF KGON AND ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN HE NOTICED HE WOULD NOT CLEAR TREES AT END OF RWY. PILOT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY, TAXIED BACK AND LET OFF ONE PAX THAT WEIGHED 300 LBS. RECALCULATING WEIGHT AND BALANCE, THE PILOT TAXIED BACK AND STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL AT 65KIAS HE LIFTED THE NOSE AND 80KIAS HE ROTATED, AS HE REACHED 100AGL AT 2/3 DOWN THE RWY THE A/C CLIMB PERFORMANCE GOT WORSE. THE PILOT COULD ONLY MAINTAIN ABOUT 100AGL. HE FLEW ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF KGCN TOWARDS VALLE AIRPORT, AT SUCH TIME HE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND CRASHED A/C INTO TREES. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND PAX RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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