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Event CHI84LA147
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ACCORDING TO THE PLT, ROTATION OCCURRED ABOUT 3/5 OF THE WAY DOWN THE GRAVEL STRIP AND THE ACFT CLIMBED TO 20-30 FT WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN ALT THE NOSE ATTITUDE WAS INCREASED AND THE TAIL OF THE ACFT STRUCK THE TREES AND THEN THE GROUND. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REMEMBER THE SPEED AT LIFTOFF STATING THAT HE WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RWY. DURING AND ENG TEST RUN THE ENG PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY WITH NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS DISCOVERED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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