LOWER LAKE, CA, USA
N4544L
SEDERBERG BENSEN B-8M
FOLLOWING A NORMAL TAKEOFF WITH THE FUEL TANK ONE-HALF FULL, THE ACFT CLIMBED TO 1000 FT AGL AT WHICH TIME ENGINE PWR WAS GRADUALLY LOST. A GRND WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE ENG SPUTTER OR MISS. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A 50 TO 60 FT TALL TREE. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENG PWR IS UNKNOWN. THE PLT WAS THE BUILDER OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ACFT & HAD JUST REINSTALLED THE ENG PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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