20071007829549A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Warrenton, VA · October 7, 2007

Date: October 7, 2007 · 11:43 local
Place: Warrenton, VA
Airport: Flying Circus Aerodrome
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N66004
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08LA007
Reported as: Boeing A75N1
Reported engine: Continental W670*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N66004Registration cancelled Feb 12, 2008 · Boeing A75N1S/N 75-2446 · Built 1941 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1 Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed airfield to the south. Runway slopes upward, tailwind. Pilot failed to clear trees at the south end of runway. Aircraft struck trees and came to rest entangled in power lines. Pilot and passenger egressed from aircraft with minor injuries. Aircraft subsequently caught on fire and was totally destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRFIELD TO THE SOUTH. RUNWAY SLOPES UPWARD, TAILWIND. PILOT FAILED TO CLEAR TREES AT THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND CAME TO REST ENTANGLED IN POWER LINES. PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED FROM AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC08LA007Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBealeton, VAThe pilot's failure to conduct performance planning before takeoff.Oct 7, 2007 · Destroyed