What happened
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Acft took off, lost power, crashed, burned, and was destroyed, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on may 8, 1999, at 1639 central daylight time, a grumman-schweizer G164-B, agricultural aircraft, N6771K, impacted a rice field during the takeoff initial climb near Garwood, Texas. The airplane, owned and operated by aero ag services, Garwood, Texas was operated under 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 137. The airplan was destroyed by a post impact fire. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that the airplane's hopper was loaded with 1,40 pounds of corn. The temperature was in the high 80'S and the departure was made into the wind on a grass runway (3,300 feet long; 2,500 feet usable). As the pilot turn the airplane (airspeed 30-40 knots) he noticed there was no wind. The airplane slowed, hit the rice field, and started to burn. The pilot exited the airplane and ran to the operator's base of operation at the airport. (.4) during the takeoff initial climb, the pilot turned the airplane (airspeed 30-40 knots) and the airplane 'cleared a 25 foot power line, stalled, and fell into a rice field.' The agricultural aircraft was loaded with 1,400 pounds of corn seed prior to the departure on the west runway (3,300 feet long; 2,500 feet usable). The airplane was destroyed by a post impact fire. Throughout the area winds were from the east southeast at 4-10 knots with the temperature from 88-91 degrees fahrenheit. Density altitude was calculated at 2,546 feet. (-23)pilot says he was taking-off with a 1,400 pound load of seed corn in the hopper when he started a left turn and cleared the 30 foot high powerline on the left side of the unpaved runway. Pilot says he was still at approximately 30 feet above the ground just after clearing the powerline when the aircraft stalled and hit the ground. Pilot was uninjured and exited the aircraft. Aircraft was destroyed by the impact damage and post-crash fire. Pilot states that he had flown 150+ hours in the past 30 days and 8 hours in the past 24 hours.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT TOOK OFF, LOST POWER, CRASHED, BURNED, AND WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MAY 8, 1999, AT 1639 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN-SCHWEIZER G164-B, AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT, N6771K, IMPACTED A RICE FIELD DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB NEAR GARWOOD, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AERO AG SERVICES, GARWOOD, TEXAS WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 137. THE AIRPLAN WAS DESTROYED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S HOPPER WAS LOADED WITH 1,40 POUNDS OF CORN. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE HIGH 80'S AND THE DEPARTURE WAS MADE INTO THE WIND ON A GRASS RUNWAY (3,300 FEET LONG; 2,500 FEET USABLE). AS THE PILOT TURN THE AIRPLANE (AIRSPEED 30-40 KNOTS) HE NOTICED THERE WAS NO WIND. THE AIRPLANE SLOWED, HIT THE RICE FIELD, AND STARTED TO BURN. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND RAN TO THE OPERATOR'S BASE OF OPERATION AT THE AIRPORT. (.4) DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB, THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE (AIRSPEED 30-40 KNOTS) AND THE AIRPLANE 'CLEARED A 25 FOOT POWER LINE, STALLED, AND FELL INTO A RICE FIELD.' THE AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH 1,400 POUNDS OF CORN SEED PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE ON THE WEST RUNWAY (3,300 FEET LONG; 2,500 FEET USABLE). THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE. THROUGHOUT THE AREA WINDS WERE FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 4-10 KNOTS WITH THE TEMPERATURE FROM 88-91 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED AT 2,546 FEET. (-23)PILOT SAYS HE WAS TAKING-OFF WITH A 1,400 POUND LOAD OF SEED CORN IN THE HOPPER WHEN HE STARTED A LEFT TURN AND CLEARED THE 30 FOOT HIGH POWERLINE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE UNPAVED RUNWAY. PILOT SAYS HE WAS STILL AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND JUST AFTER CLEARING THE POWERLINE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT THE GROUND. PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT DAMAGE AND POST-CRASH FIRE. PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD FLOWN 150+ HOURS IN THE PAST 30 DAYS AND 8 HOURS IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
NTSB investigation
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