What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft crashed on takeoff. (-23) Mr. Rainey had just refueled and reloaded the hopper on his aircraft. His fuel was increased to 120 gals with a max capacity of 176 and his hopper held 3100 lbs with a max capacity of 3200 lbs. The runway is a sod strip. On lift off, Mr. Rainey felt the aircraft mush back to earth when he was almost out of ground effect. It is possible that the aircraft was being operated outside of its performance envelope considering the extreme heat.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. (-23) MR. RAINEY HAD JUST REFUELED AND RELOADED THE HOPPER ON HIS AIRCRAFT. HIS FUEL WAS INCREASED TO 120 GALS WITH A MAX CAPACITY OF 176 AND HIS HOPPER HELD 3100 LBS WITH A MAX CAPACITY OF 3200 LBS. THE RUNWAY IS A SOD STRIP. ON LIFT OFF, MR. RAINEY FELT THE AIRCRAFT MUSH BACK TO EARTH WHEN HE WAS ALMOST OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED OUTSIDE OF ITS PERFORMANCE ENVELOPE CONSIDERING THE EXTREME HEAT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.