What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Nighttime t/o from rw 17. A/c was full of fuel, pilot, one passenger and baggage that included golf clubs. On initial climb-out stall horn activated and pilot noticed that the manifold pressure had backed off. As he was adding power the a/c started entering the trees about 1/4 mile from the end of the r/rw. A/c was destroyed by fire. Pilot stated he had been up (awake) for over 24 hrs. During the six hours+- before t/o pilot expeienced the stress of medical problems with another family member/passenger that included emergency medical personnel coming to p/u family member at departure airport and making arrangements for hospital stay for same family member.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) NIGHTTIME T/O FROM RW 17. A/C WAS FULL OF FUEL, PILOT, ONE PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE THAT INCLUDED GOLF CLUBS. ON INITIAL CLIMB-OUT STALL HORN ACTIVATED AND PILOT NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE HAD BACKED OFF. AS HE WAS ADDING POWER THE A/C STARTED ENTERING THE TREES ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE R/RW. A/C WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. PILOT STATED HE HAD BEEN UP (AWAKE) FOR OVER 24 HRS. DURING THE SIX HOURS+- BEFORE T/O PILOT EXPEIENCED THE STRESS OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS WITH ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER/PASSENGER THAT INCLUDED EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL COMING TO P/U FAMILY MEMBER AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR HOSPITAL STAY FOR SAME FAMILY MEMBER.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N39758 · 2
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