CAMERON PARK, CA, USA
N3790N
BEECH 35
IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHICH OF THE TWO PRIVATE PLTS ON BOARD THE ACFT WAS SERVING AS PIC & AT THE CONTROLS OF THE ACFT. THE DENSITY ALT WAS COMPUTED TO BE 4100 FT. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE WIND & THE MAX ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT WAS EXCEEDED BY APRX 123 POUNDS. THE RWY WAS 4060 FT LONG, BUT THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER ONLY 1150 FT OF ROLL. IT REACHED A MAX ALT OF 10 TO 15 FT WHEN THE WINGS BEGAN TO ROCK UP & DOWN. THE RIGHT WIND TIP CONTACTED THE DIRT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY & THE ACFT SPUN AROUND IN A CLOCKWISE MANNER, COMING TO REST 1550 FT FROM WHERE THE TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED. A POST CRASH FIRE COMMENCED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE ACFT ON THEIR OWN. NO PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND OR REPORTED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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