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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Hampton, NH · September 1, 2014

Date: September 1, 2014 · 10:50 local
Place: Hampton, NH
Airport: Hampton Airfield
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6510A
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14FA417
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,235 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N6510ARegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Cessna 180S/N 32407 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft landed at 7B3 and refueled. Aircraft took off runway 020. The aircraft started the climb normally gradually steepening to the point of stall. The aircraft fell off to the left after gaining aproximatlely 200 feet. It descended nose down into a grove of trees 250 feet from the edge of the runway almost in reverse direction. Two persons on board pronounced dead at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 7B3 AND REFUELED. AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF RUNWAY 020. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE CLIMB NORMALLY GRADUALLY STEEPENING TO THE POINT OF STALL. THE AIRCRAFT FELL OFF TO THE LEFT AFTER GAINING APROXIMATLELY 200 FEET. IT DESCENDED NOSE DOWN INTO A GROVE OF TREES 250 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY ALMOST IN REVERSE DIRECTION. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

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 ERA14FA417Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth Hampton, NHThe pilot’s failure to ensure the airplane maintained adequate airspeed during the initial climb and the subsequent exceedance of its critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s impairment…Sep 1, 2014 · Substantial damage