EL DORADO, AR, USA
N120BL
DARRELL W. MC MORAN MONNETT MONI
AFTER LIFT-OFF ON INITIAL TEST FLIGHT OF THIS HOMEBUILT ACFT, THE ENGINE CEASED TO DEVELOP FULL RPM. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A RATE OF CLIMB TO CLEAR TERRAIN OBSTACLES IN THE FLIGHT PATH, COLLIDING FIRST WITH TREE TOPS AND THEN THE GROUND. PLT SUSPECTS CARB MAY HAVE BEEN SET TOO RICH FOR EXISTING CONDITIONS. MIXTURE NOT ADJUSTABLE IN FLT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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