WHILE EXECUTING DEPARTURE STALLS THE ELEVATOR LOCKED IN THE FULL UP POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN CONTROL, IT WAS FOUND THAT PARTIAL CONTROL WAS POSSIBLE IN A POWER OFF DESCENDING TURN. THIS ATTITUDE WAS MAINTAINED UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSITIONED TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH TREES. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT DISCOVERED A PAIR OF PLIERS WHICH HAD SLID INTO THE ELEVATOR BELLCRANK.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

Contributing Factors

STALL..PERFORMED..PILOT IN COMMAND

Contributing Factors

OBJECT..TREE(S)

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