What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft veered off the rwy and into mud on takeoff, struck its wing tip and crashed. (-23) this flight, operated under 14 CFR part 137, originated at the Hatton, ND airport. Runway 17 was used and is sod covered with grass 6 to 8 inches deep. The runway was wet with several days of rain. This runway is 2600 feet long. The pilot reported that the aircraft had 300 gallons of chemical/water mixture on board and did not accelerate well. With only a few hundred feet of runway remaining he engaged the dump valve but it did not work. He became airborne over a ditch at the end and struck the edge of a county road, flipping the aircraft on its back. A momentary fire ensued, quickly doused. No injuries occurred.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY AND INTO MUD ON TAKEOFF, STRUCK ITS WING TIP AND CRASHED. (-23) THIS FLIGHT, OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, ORIGINATED AT THE HATTON, ND AIRPORT. RUNWAY 17 WAS USED AND IS SOD COVERED WITH GRASS 6 TO 8 INCHES DEEP. THE RUNWAY WAS WET WITH SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN. THIS RUNWAY IS 2600 FEET LONG. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD 300 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL/WATER MIXTURE ON BOARD AND DID NOT ACCELERATE WELL. WITH ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING HE ENGAGED THE DUMP VALVE BUT IT DID NOT WORK. HE BECAME AIRBORNE OVER A DITCH AT THE END AND STRUCK THE EDGE OF A COUNTY ROAD, FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK. A MOMENTARY FIRE ENSUED, QUICKLY DOUSED. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
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