TRUCKEE, CA, USA
N80030
CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200
CONTRARY TO COMMON DEPARTURE PRACTICE, THE PILOT COMMENCED HIS TAKEOFF FROM THE LAKE HEADED WESTBOUND AND TOWARDS RISING TERRAIN. ADDITIONALLY, HE FAILED TO USE ALL THE TAKEOFF SURFACE AVAILABLE. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT DONNER LAKE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 8000 FEET.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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