The airplane was substantially damaged at 1045 Central time when it collided with the ground shortly after takeoff. Visual conditions prevailed. The Commercial pilot was fatally injured; the pilot-rated passenger received serious injuries. According to witnesses, the airplane was about 100 to 150 feet above a tree line near the crash site. The airplane appeared to be nose-high and slow, and no engine sound was reported. Witnesses stated that the airplane nosed up slightly, rolled left, then pitched nose down and then collided with the ground.
August 6, 2005, Decatur, Ala. / Beech D35 Bonanza
The airplane was substantially damaged at 1045 Central time when it collided with the ground shortly after takeoff. Visual conditions prevailed. The Commercial pilot was fatally injured; the pilot-rated passenger received serious injuries. According to witnesses, the airplane was about 100 to 150 feet above a tree line near the crash site. The airplane appeared to be nose-high and slow, and no engine sound was reported. Witnesses stated that the airplane nosed up slightly, rolled left, then pitched nose down and then collided with the ground....
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane crashed shortly after takeoff in visual conditions, resulting in the pilot's fatal injury and serious injury to a passenger.
- Witnesses observed the aircraft flying low (100-150 feet), appearing nose-high and slow, with no engine sound reported.
- The plane was seen to briefly nose up, roll left, pitch nose down, and then collide with the ground.
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