LYNDONVILLE, VT, USA
N108DT
STINSON 108
AFTER THE PILOT PERFORMED A RUN UP AND ALL APPEARED NORMAL A GROUND RUN WAS COMMENCED. ABOUT 700' DOWN THE RUNWAY TRIM WAS SET TO CLIMB OUT AT ABOUT 76IAS. HOWEVER, THE PILOT STATED THAT A BAD DOWNDRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERED. A CHECK OF THE AIRSPEED WAS OK. AT 200 FT A DOWNDRAFT AND TAILWIND WERE ENCOUNTERED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AT A RATE OF 50-75' A MINUTE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN ABOUT 3' OF SNOW. THE PLT'S FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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