Unknown AVID FLYER UNREG

Summary

On 6 September 2003 at about 01:30 local time, a Unknown AVID FLYER registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Covington, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 September 2003 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Covington, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

42.8533, -78.0103

Aircraft

Unknown AVID FLYER

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Covington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC03CA194

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot initiated a takeoff roll on an 800-foot-long, 60-foot-wide, turf runway. The airplane was not initially aligned with the runway, and the pilot utilized a portion of the takeoff roll to align the airplane with the runway centerline. The airplane's takeoff roll was longer than usual, and once airborne, the pilot thought that the airplane would not clear trees at the end of the runway. Additionally, the pilot thought that there was insufficient runway remaining to abort the takeoff. He increased the airplane's pitch angle and cleared the trees. However, the airplane subsequently experienced an inadvertent stall and impacted a grass field beyond the trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.