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N62746 accident description

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Crash location Unknown
Nearest city Augusta, ME
44.310624°N, 69.779490°W
Tail number N62746
Accident date 02 Feb 1991
Aircraft type Cessna 172P
Additional details: None

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT ROTATED THE AIRPLANE AT AN IMPROPER SPEED, THEN ALLOWED THE CLIMB ANGLE TO BECOME TOO STEEP, CAUSING AN INADVERTENT STALL AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE; THE PILOT FAILED TO USE ALL OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY; AND THE PILOT'S LOW TIME AND TOTAL LACK OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

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