# Accident 20080613846219A: MARATHON, Avon, ME, June 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Avon, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4264° N, 70.3378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4264&lon=-70.3378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5079W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5079W-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heldeberg Designs BLUE HERON MARATHON (registry code 05901RV, https://openairdocs.org/model/heldeberg-designs-blue-heron-marathon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARATHON
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 110 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080613846219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT IN COMMAND OF EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N5079W, DEPARTED AVON FIELD IN FARMINGTON, MAINE FOR PLEASURE FLIGHT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ON A PORTION OF THE FIELD THAT IS CONSIDERED A TAXI-WAY.  HE BECAME AIRBORNE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID A TREE.  THE TAXIWAY AND THE RUNWAY ARE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO EACH OTHER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC08CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA219), Jun 13, 2008: Heldeberg Design Blue Heron Marathon (N5079W), Avon, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from an area that was not a designated runway, and his failure to maintain clearance of trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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