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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft F19 · Harper, OR · September 5, 2008

Date: September 5, 2008 · 19:30 local
Place: Harper, OR
Airport: Cottonwood Creek Ranch
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N208AP
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08CA291
Reported as: Tcraft F19
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 962 total835 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N208APRegistered now · Taylorcraft F19S/N F-105 · Built 1977 Airframe modelTaylorcraft F19 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Taylorcraft N208AP, took off on the left side of runway to the east because the airstrip was dry/deep powder. The left wing hit tree branches approximately 6 to 10 feet off the ground. The aircraft spun around to the left and hit the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot was not injured and was the only one onboard at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TAYLORCRAFT N208AP, TOOK OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY TO THE EAST BECAUSE THE AIRSTRIP WAS DRY/DEEP POWDER. THE LEFT WING HIT TREE BRANCHES APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 10 FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE GROUND, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS THE ONLY ONE ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 LAX08CA291Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHarper, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree during the takeoff initial climb.Sep 6, 2008 · Substantial damage