At about 14:15 Pacific time, a Beech B36TC struck trees and rising terrain after taking off from Lonnie Pool Field. One passenger was killed. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The pilot departed on runway 36 into rising terrain, despite warnings at the airport and in the Airport/Facility Directory to take off from runway 18 because of the runways steep slope and rising terrain to the north. The airport is unattended.
August 05, Weaverville, Calif. / Beech Bonanza
At about 14:15 Pacific time, a Beech B36TC struck trees and rising terrain after taking off from Lonnie Pool Field. One passenger was killed. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The pilot departed on runway 36 into rising terrain, despite warnings at the airport and in the Airport/Facility Directory to take off from runway 18 because of the runways steep slope and rising terrain to the north. The airport is unattended....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech B36TC crashed shortly after takeoff from Lonnie Pool Field, striking trees and rising terrain.
- The accident resulted in one passenger fatality, serious injuries to the pilot and another passenger, and minor injuries to a third passenger.
- The pilot departed from runway 36, despite warnings in airport documentation and at the unattended airport to use runway 18 due to runway 36's steep slope and rising terrain to the north.
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