On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:02:38 -0700 (PDT), JDS Davis wrote in
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... The latest article said he knew he had an engine out and was taking
off single engine. ...

OK. I went looking for the latest article myself:

http://www.brantford.com/news.cfm?pa...articleId=4997

Published: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 by Tom Kennedy

The Transport Safety Board of Canada yesterday concluded its
investigation into a plane crash which occurred at Brantford
Municipal Airport on Monday afternoon [24 Aug 2009].

The investigation finished yesterday as TSB officials determined the
reason for the crash was not an unavoidable malfunction.

On the contrary, TSB’s senior regional investigator Peter Rowntree
said the pilot, Peter VanBerlo of Simcoe, had attempted to take off
from the Brantford airport with the knowledge that one of his
engines was not working.

VanBerlo’s twin engine Aztec Piper was down one engine when he
attempted to take off and, Rowntree said, he subsequently clipped a
line of evergreen trees on the edge of the runway and caused
irreparable damage to the plane causing him to crash in a cornfield
bordering the western side of the airport.

Rowntree said while it isn’t uncommon for pilots to fly with one
engine, it is very dangerous to attempt a takeoff.

“It’s not wise to take off in a two-engine aircraft when only one is
working,” he said.

The crash happened at around 5 p.m. Monday and Brant County OPP,
Brantford police and fire and ambulance crews were on scene but
VanBerlo only suffered minor injuries to his head and was released
from hospital the following day.

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http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=57597&sid=9217e1945ec9b5c6483 3597ab6e50812&start=25

A09O0179: The privately owned Piper PA23-250, registration C-FGAZ,
arriving from the United States stopped in Brantford to clear
customs before continuing to his private strip. When the pilot was
preparing to depart Brantford, he was unable to get to the right
engine to start. The pilot elected to attempt a single engine
takeoff from runway 23. During the take off roll the pilot was
unable to maintain direction control and the aircraft departed the
right side of the runway just prior to the intersection of taxiway
echo and runway 23. The aircraft struck a taxiway light and
continued across the taxiway becoming airborne. The aircraft began a
slow climb, but was unable to clear trees at the edge of the airport
property. The aircraft's right wing struck a tree approximately 20
feet from the ground severing the outboard portion of the right
wing. The aircraft crashed into a cornfield approximately 300 feet
beyond the tree and was substantially damaged. The pilot was the
only occupant on board and received minor injuries.

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