What happened
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Acft was taking off when it began to settle into shallow water and cattails located off the end of the strip, acft was destroyed. (-23) airman attempted a takeoff at 10,970 pounds from a 2900' runway. Aircraft was unable to climb out of ground effect and after about 300' from departure end, aircraft was unable to maintain sustained flight, stalled and crashed into a cattail swamp. Aircraft was broken into several places. The empennage was broken completely from aircraft and both wings suffered severe damage including a bent spar. Temperature at nearest point of approved observation was 93 degrees fahrenheit.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS TAKING OFF WHEN IT BEGAN TO SETTLE INTO SHALLOW WATER AND CATTAILS LOCATED OFF THE END OF THE STRIP, ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) AIRMAN ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF AT 10,970 POUNDS FROM A 2900' RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND AFTER ABOUT 300' FROM DEPARTURE END, AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SUSTAINED FLIGHT, STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A CATTAIL SWAMP. AIRCRAFT WAS BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PLACES. THE EMPENNAGE WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY FROM AIRCRAFT AND BOTH WINGS SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE INCLUDING A BENT SPAR. TEMPERATURE AT NEAREST POINT OF APPROVED OBSERVATION WAS 93 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
NTSB investigation
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