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Schweizer 269C crash near Tallulah, Louisiana, United States

unknown2017-06-10
Summary

The pilot's failure to reset the cyclic trim before takeoff, which resulted in ground resonance.

Incident details
Date
2017-06-10
Location
Tallulah, Louisiana, United States
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
takeoff
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
32.3517, -91.0278
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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