CATAHOULA, LA, USA
N333WL
CESSNA A185F
THE PLT TOOK OFF FROM A BAYOU WITH INADEQUATE DISTANCE TO CLIMB ABOVE THE TREES GROWING ALONG EACH SIDE BEFORE THE BAYOU MADE AN APRX 120-DEG RIGHT TURN. IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE TREES THE PLT ENTERED A STEEP BANKED RIGHT TURN TO FOLLOW THE BAYOU. WHILE IN THE STEEP TURN THE ACFT STALLED AND SNAPPED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. IT THEN IMPACTED TREES ALONG THE RIGHT BANK OF THE BAYOU AND THEN THE BANK ITSELF. THE ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AND PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN THE BAYOU.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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