What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed on runway 18 st. helens airport (6Y6). On lift off the wind shifted & lifted the a/c tail nosing it down. Pilot tried to abor t takeoff & ran off the runway, hitting a fence & came to rest on road. Substantial damage to aircraft. No injuries. (.19) on September 3, 2001, at 1310 eastern daylight time, a Beech C23, N9310S, owned and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with a fence during an aborted takeoff on runway 18 (2,600 feet by 110 feet, dry/turf) at the st. helen airport, st. helen, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and had an instrument flight plan on file. The pilot and his passenger reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and had the intended destination of brighton airport, Michigan.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 18 ST. HELENS AIRPORT (6Y6). ON LIFT OFF THE WIND SHIFTED & LIFTED THE A/C TAIL NOSING IT DOWN. PILOT TRIED TO ABOR T TAKEOFF & RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, HITTING A FENCE & CAME TO REST ON ROAD. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2001, AT 1310 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH C23, N9310S, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH A FENCE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18 (2,600 FEET BY 110 FEET, DRY/TURF) AT THE ST. HELEN AIRPORT, ST. HELEN, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND HAD AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF BRIGHTON AIRPORT, MICHIGAN.
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