FRANKTOWN, CO, USA
N4085X
ROCKWELL 100-180
THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND (WIND 310 DEGREES @22 KNOTS) WITH A DENSITY ALTITUDE CALCULATED TO BE 9190 FT MSL. ACCORDING TO THE ACFT MANUFACTURER, THE ACFT WOULD REQUIRE 2,535 FT FOR A GROUND RUN. RWY 17, A GRASS STRIP USED FOR THE TAKEOFF WAS 1800 FT LONG. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND CLIMBED TO AN ALT OF 25 FT BEFORE THE RIGHT WING DIPPED AND THE ACFT DISAPPEARED OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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