Take a look at the Piper Cherokee departing over the water: His wingspan is about 30 feet or so.
He is sligthly less than half a wingspan over the beach, perhaps 10 to 15 feet of altitude/
Which indicates heavy airplane, full of fuel, folks and baggage for a long trip.
He barely made it and don't have much margin for a turn away from terrain. A slight G loading in the turn could set off the stall warning.
So could a wind-gust..Combine the 2 and ya have an airplane crash.
A dangerous situation that was caught on camera.
Been flying in there numerous times as an instructor checking out commercial pilots on twin-engine commuter / air-taxi planes.
Have seen the accidents and would not put good odds on the craft in the above picture.
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