What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On take off from dirt strip, loaded with fertilizer, airborne, lost altitude, crashed, landing gear, engines damage (-23) on June 20, 1997, at approximately 1700 central daylight time, a wsk-pzl mielec, M-18A, N148RA, impacted terrain during take off from a private sod airstrip near waldenberg ar. The sole passenger, a certificated commercial pilot, was not injured & the aircraft was substantially damaged. Aircraft was registered to a private individual & operated by g & l aviation, inc. of tuckerman, AR, as a title 14 CFR part 137 aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight which was originating at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKE OFF FROM DIRT STRIP, LOADED WITH FERTILIZER, AIRBORNE, LOST ALTITUDE, CRASHED, LANDING GEAR, ENGINES DAMAGE (-23) ON JUNE 20, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WSK-PZL MIELEC, M-18A, N148RA, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE SOD AIRSTRIP NEAR WALDENBERG AR. THE SOLE PASSENGER, A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS NOT INJURED & THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL & OPERATED BY G & L AVIATION, INC. OF TUCKERMAN, AR, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT WHICH WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.