What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft took off, stalled, the landing gear struck the rwy, and the acft flipped over. (From .4) during the turn for a downwind departure from the private turf airstrip, the agricultural airplane stalled and impacted the terrain. Winds were from the north at 10 to 12 knots. (-23)this pilot had recently completed an aerial application school and had secured his first flying job with deep south flying services, Jennings, LA. On the morning of March 3, 1999, N6758Q, departed to the north loaded with fertilizer and turned to a southerly heading (downwind) at 300 feet. The aircraft settled, hit the ground and came to rest inverted. Ground impact destroyed the aircraft; there was no fire, and the pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT TOOK OFF, STALLED, THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE RWY, AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER. (FROM .4) DURING THE TURN FOR A DOWNWIND DEPARTURE FROM THE PRIVATE TURF AIRSTRIP, THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTH AT 10 TO 12 KNOTS. (-23)THIS PILOT HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED AN AERIAL APPLICATION SCHOOL AND HAD SECURED HIS FIRST FLYING JOB WITH DEEP SOUTH FLYING SERVICES, JENNINGS, LA. ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 3, 1999, N6758Q, DEPARTED TO THE NORTH LOADED WITH FERTILIZER AND TURNED TO A SOUTHERLY HEADING (DOWNWIND) AT 300 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED, HIT THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. GROUND IMPACT DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT; THERE WAS NO FIRE, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.