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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Fairchild M-62A-3 · South Madison, OH · August 30, 2016

Date: August 30, 2016 · 19:50 local
Place: South Madison, OH
Airport: Debevc Airfield/Private
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N47164
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA342
Reported as: Fairchild M-62A-3
Reported engine: Fairchild 6-440 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N47164Registration cancelled May 15, 2018 · Fairchild M-62A-3S/N T-42-3041 · Built 1942 Airframe modelFairchild M-62A-3 Engine modelFairchild 6-440 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Normal take off to the west one passenger. Found aircraft would not climb with full power and all actions pilot knew or have learned. Pilot saw the tree tops and hoped to quickly pull up over the trees but wheels touched and pilot told passenger "this is not good", and then was sucked into the trees.

Pilot did not have a current medical and no flight review.

As the FAA filed it

NORMAL TAKE OFF TO THE WEST ONE PASSENGER. FOUND AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB WITH FULL POWER AND ALL ACTIONS PILOT KNEW OR HAVE LEARNED. PILOT SAW THE TREE TOPS AND HOPED TO QUICKLY PULL UP OVER THE TREES BUT WHEELS TOUCHED AND PILOT TOLD PASSENGER "THIS IS NOT GOOD", AND THEN WAS SUCKED INTO THE TREES.

PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL AND NO FLIGHT REVIEW.

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 CEN16LA342Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMadison, OHThe pilot's failure to follow the Before Takeoff checklist and his improper use of flaps during takeoff, which degraded the airplane's climb performance and resulted in a collision with trees.Aug 30, 2016 · Substantial damage