What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After departing runway 17 and turning into rt. Downwind, pilot turned east across the airport, at which time he noticed his airspeed had dropped to around 60. He pitched the nose down and applied full power. Aircraft was having difficult time climbing. Attempted to dump the chemical load and struck a house at about the same time. (.4) the pilot of an aerial application airplane reported that the airplane began losing airspeed when it was aboput 200-feet above the ground. As the pilot maneuvered the airplane toward an area away from the town he was flying over it began to lose altitude. As it lost altitude, the airplane collided with trees and the roof of a house, nosing over as it collided with the ground. The on-scene investigation revealed no anomalies with the airframe or engine except an inoperative left magneto.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 17 AND TURNING INTO RT. DOWNWIND, PILOT TURNED EAST ACROSS THE AIRPORT, AT WHICH TIME HE NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED HAD DROPPED TO AROUND 60. HE PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN AND APPLIED FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING DIFFICULT TIME CLIMBING. ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE CHEMICAL LOAD AND STRUCK A HOUSE AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. (.4) THE PILOT OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION AIRPLANE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN LOSING AIRSPEED WHEN IT WAS ABOPUT 200-FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TOWARD AN AREA AWAY FROM THE TOWN HE WAS FLYING OVER IT BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. AS IT LOST ALTITUDE, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE ROOF OF A HOUSE, NOSING OVER AS IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE EXCEPT AN INOPERATIVE LEFT MAGNETO.
NTSB investigation
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