MONTEREY, LA, USA
N8284F
CESSNA 150F
THE PLT LANDED AT AN IMPROVED PRIVATE STRIP. LATER, HE TOOK OFF IN WINDS THAT HE REPORTED WERE DOWN THE RWY AT 12 KTS GUSTING TO 14 KTS. AFTER LIFT-OFF THE ACFT 'CLIMBED NORMALLY' & CLEARED A POWER LINE AS WELL AS LOW TREES AT THE END OF THE STRIP. HOWEVER, THE PLT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE OVER THE LOW TREES & WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CLEARING A SINGLE REMAINING TALL TREE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TALLER TREE AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND. THE PLT REPORTED THE STRIP WAS 3000 FT LONG. THE OWNER SAID IT WAS 1500 FT LONG & CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHERE THE POWER LINE & A ROAD RAN PERPENDICULAR TO IT AT THE NORTH END.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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