What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power after takeoff for ag operation. Dumped load. Hit ground right wing first. Flipped over. Carb icing. (-23) at 17:45 on June 15, 1996 an model G164B, N36311, registered to tractor supply co., operated by airman david l. boldhuis, cert. #477783929 was involved in an accident just after takeoff. The flight was for application of agriculture herbicide, and was under visual meteorological conditions. Temperature was 85 degrees with a dew point of 60 degrees. The operator wore both harness and belt restraints which remained intact. The pilot received no injuries. The accident occurred at Oslo, MN. Airport located approximately two miles east and one mile north of Oslo, MN 56744. Pilot states that after a routine takeoff at approximately 50 feet, he felt a loss of power. He states that he immediately dumped the load and attempted to control the aircraft. The aircraft veered approximately 15 degrees to the left and settled to the ground with the right wingtip contacting the ground. Subsequent propeller and right tire contact occurred. Under continuing forward movement, the aircraft flipped onto its back severing the engine and mount assembly from the airframe. The aircraft and engine came to rest approximately 6O feet from initial ground contact. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FOR AG OPERATION. DUMPED LOAD. HIT GROUND RIGHT WING FIRST. FLIPPED OVER. CARB ICING. (-23) AT 17:45 ON JUNE 15, 1996 AN MODEL G164B, N36311, REGISTERED TO TRACTOR SUPPLY CO., OPERATED BY AIRMAN DAVID L. BOLDHUIS, CERT. #477783929 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR APPLICATION OF AGRICULTURE HERBICIDE, AND WAS UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEGREES WITH A DEW POINT OF 60 DEGREES. THE OPERATOR WORE BOTH HARNESS AND BELT RESTRAINTS WHICH REMAINED INTACT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT OSLO, MN. AIRPORT LOCATED APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES EAST AND ONE MILE NORTH OF OSLO, MN 56744. PILOT STATES THAT AFTER A ROUTINE TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, HE FELT A LOSS OF POWER. HE STATES THAT HE IMMEDIATELY DUMPED THE LOAD AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND SETTLED TO THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTING THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENT PROPELLER AND RIGHT TIRE CONTACT OCCURRED. UNDER CONTINUING FORWARD MOVEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK SEVERING THE ENGINE AND MOUNT ASSEMBLY FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 6O FEET FROM INITIAL GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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