# NTSB Accident SEA06LA169
> **Curtiss-Wright Travel Air C-4000** · 2006-08-27 · Elmira, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA06LA169
- **Event ID:** 20060901X01279
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-08-27
- **Location:** Elmira, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.061389, -123.390274
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Curtiss-Wright
- **Model:** Travel Air C-4000
- **Registration:** N6298
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed (Vs) while turning to avoid trees along the side of the runway during the initial climbout after takeoff. Factors include, a variable wind that became a tailwind, and trees growing near the side of the runway.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=SEA06LA169) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*