19970721019169A

On July 21, 1997, at 1130 central daylight time, a Piper PA-25-235 argricultural airplane, N8784L, owned and op takeoff climb near Blackwell, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. VFR filed for the local flight that was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that after takeoff from a private strip, at approximately 300 feet AGL, the airplanes engine exp the airplanes wing contacted tall weeds in a road ditch and pulled the airplane into the ditch. The pilot section of the fuselage were damaged. The left wing was also bent. An engine run was performed and the FAA inspector who attended the run reported that the pilot reached in an reported that on the day of the accident, there was high temperature and high humidity and that he suspected. (-23) took off @ deterding (east of Blackwell) to the south, turning back to the north about 2 miles. 300' to 400' AGL, lost engine power, applied full rich mixture, pulled carb heat, pumped throttle, had to set acft down on gravel road - (7) miles east of Blackwell (1) mile north. Shut down engine after stopped, major damage to RH wing and fuselage from pilot aft., l/g, e ng, and prop ok.