- Date
- July 15, 1983, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Canandaigua, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N733MWChampion 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830715033069A
- Case key
- 35230
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt initiated a takeoff on a 1900 ft grass rwy with 2 notches of flaps. He stated that after lift-off, he had climbed 50 to 75, but was unsure whether or not he could clear the tops of the trees at the end of the rwy. He elected to abort, but was unable to stop on the remaining rwy. After over running, the plane collided with several trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733MW
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15
- Airframe hours
- 4,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-CL, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wahl'S Photo Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 7, 1983
- Departed
- D38 · Canandaigua, NY
- Destination
- D52 · Genesseo, NY
- Airport
- D38 · Canandaigua, runway 16, 1,900 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 4,500 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.