CLINTON, IA, USA
N3948D
CESSNA 182A
THE PILOT NORMALLY MADE SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS BEFORE DEPARTING THE LOCAL AREA. HE WAS KNOWN TO NOT FLY NEAR CLOUDS OR AT NIGHT. FOR THIS FLIGHT, THE CEILING WAS AT LEAST 1000 FEET AT TAKEOFF AND WAS AT LEAST 700 FEET IN THE ACCIDENT AREA. AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED AT TAKEOFF BUT WAS NOT SEEN AGAIN UNTIL THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT HIGH SPEED, IN A SLIGHT DESCENT, ONE MILE WEST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, NEAR WHERE THE NORMAL DOWNWIND LEG WOULD HAVE BEEN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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