Accident Details
The accident occurred during a mountain flying checkout, with a rated student pilot receiving instruction from a pilot-in-command/flight instructor. The takeoff was made from a 7,200-foot runway into a 15-knot headwind. Ten degrees of flaps were used, and the density altitude was 10,089 feet MSL.
Sequence of Events
After takeoff, the airplane climbed to approximately 15 feet above ground level (AGL). The airspeed then began to decay, and the stall warning horn sounded. In response, the flight instructor applied forward control yoke pressure and called for gear retraction. However, the student receiving instruction did not feel this was prudent. Instead, he retracted the flaps and aborted the takeoff.
Outcome
The airplane touched down in a field left of the runway centerline, went through a barbed wire fence, and collided with a ditch.