What happened
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(-23) On 9/27/2008 privacy data omitted taxied up and down the Delta Junction Airport runway 2 times before taking off to the west. About 150 feet above the ground during his departure the engine started to sputter and backfire, privacy data omitted stated he then pulled some mixture to lean out the fuel and the engine started to run good for about 2 seconds then it quit runing. privacy data omitted Crashed landed south of the runway at the intersection of deborah st. and hess ave.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 9/27/2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED UP AND DOWN THE DELTA JUNCTION AIRPORT RUNWAY 2 TIMES BEFORE TAKING OFF TO THE WEST. ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING HIS DEPARTURE THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND BACKFIRE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE THEN PULLED SOME MIXTURE TO LEAN OUT THE FUEL AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS THEN IT QUIT RUNING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED LANDED SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF DEBORAH ST. AND HESS AVE.
NTSB investigation
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