THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW TO GAIN NORMAL LIFT-OFF SPEED DUE TO THE SURFACE OF THE AIRSTRIP. HE ALSO STATED THAT AFTER PREMATURELY VAULTING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR THE AIRCRAFT NEVER GAINED SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR A CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT MUSHED INTO TREES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. RUNWAY 9-27 WAS OVER 900 FT LONGER THAN THE ONE SELECTED AND WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE.

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

Contributing Factors

TERRAIN CONDITION..SOFT

Contributing Factors

WRONG RUNWAY..SELECTED..PILOT IN COMMAND

Contributing Factors

LIFT-OFF..PREMATURE..PILOT IN COMMAND

Contributing Factors

OBJECT..TREE(S)

Contributing Factors

STALL/MUSH..UNCONTROLLED..PILOT IN COMMAND

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