# NTSB Accident NYC08CA219
> **Heldeberg Design Blue Heron Marathon** · 2008-06-13 · Avon, ME, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC08CA219
- **Event ID:** 20080730X01131
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-06-13
- **Location:** Avon, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.426387, -70.337776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Heldeberg Design
- **Model:** Blue Heron Marathon
- **Registration:** N5079W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from an area that was not a designated runway, and his failure to maintain clearance of trees.

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