TAOS, NM, USA
N76541
CESSNA 140
N76541 TOOK OFF ON RWY 04 ON A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE DAY. THE ACFT WAS SEEN CLIMBING WITH THE NOSE HIGH NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT JUST CLEARED SOME ELECTRICAL LINES NEAR THE END OF THE RWY AND THEN WAS OBSERVED TO DESCEND DOWN TO A HEIGHT VERY CLOSE TO THE GROUND. WHEN THE ACFT BANKED TO THE LEFT IT APPEARED THAT THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE IMPACTING THE GROUND AND THEN THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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