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Probably a typical takeoff stall. Too much climb without enough speed.

9 posted on 04/11/2018 10:48:29 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder

To: Telepathic Intruder

Also possible overloaded.

10 posted on 04/11/2018 10:52:45 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)

To: Telepathic Intruder

Article says it was 15 min. into the flight, not at take-off.

17 posted on 04/11/2018 11:08:40 PM PDT by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)

To: Telepathic Intruder

Weight and Balance perhaps. Also the PA-24 has had many different engines on the airframe ranging from 180 horse power up to 400 HP with 260 HP being very common. The 260 HP would have got even six passengers in the air even though probably over gross. The 180 HP would not if the aircraft also had a full fuel load. He probably got into the air due to ground effect and then crashed on the golf course at the end of the runway or engine failure.

This crash will wind up being either engine failure or gross pilot error. Very sad either way is this.

The PA-24 is really a very lovely aircraft with amazing performance considering when it was designed and built.

26 posted on 04/11/2018 11:23:41 PM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, roughneck, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)

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