GRANT, NM, USA
N738LR
CESSNA 172
THE ACFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT STRIP NEAR GRANT, NM, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PLT & HIS 3 OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT A DUST DEVIL CAUGHT THE ACFT AT AN ALT OF 35-50 FT AGL AND CAUSED THE ACFT TO CRASH INTO THE GROUND. THE PLT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ACFT. THE FLD ELEVATION IS ABOUT 6800 FT AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APRX 65-75 DEG F RESULTING IN A DENSITY ALT OF ABOUT 8700 FT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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