YUMA, CO, USA
N620U
GRUMMAN G-164A
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TURN SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE. IT THEN MANEUVERED TO A CLIMB ATTITUDE, BUT AS THE ACFT PITCHED NOSE UP THE ENG NOISE WAS HEARD TO GET LOUDER. THE ACFT SETTLED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, STRUCK POWERLINES & FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PLT STATED HE HAD A POWER SETTING OF 29 INCHES MP & 2000 RPM. THE OPERATOR STATED, THAT CARRYING A LOAD, THE ACFT MUST BE FLOWN WITH 31 INCHES MP & 2100 RPM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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