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(-23) On March 30, 2000 at approx 12:00 pm. A/c N516CA, a rockwell 114 departed rwy 32 from the hartford muni airport located in Hanford, CA and apparently did not achieve an altitude higher than 60 feet. The a/c impacted a telephone pole that torn a large sectional piece from the right wing that included the aileron assembly and rupturing that wings fuel tank. The a/c left mainlanding gear and nose areas contacted the pavement severing the gear and tire assembly with evidence of propellor strikes and scorching fire impressions. Further debris was scattered from the wreckage as the final facing position of the a/c was approx. 200 degrees. The a/c continued to burn causing explosions and intense heat destroying instruments, control levels and switch positions. (.4)after takeoff, the airplane did not climb and collided with a utility pole near the end of the runway. It then crashed onto a city street, and caught fire after impacting the pavement. The airport manager observed the airplane on its takeoff roll. He noted that the engine had normal sounds, and that the entire runway was used for the takeoff roll. At the accident site, the flaps were found in the position specified by the takeoff checklist in the pilot's operating handbook (POH). The landing gear was extended, indicating it was not retracted following liftoff. The damage to the propeller found during the postaccident examination of the wreckage was indicative of operation at high RPM. Using the maximum allowable gross weight of the airplane, sea level pressure, and 20 degrees centigrade temperature, the normal takeoff distance chart (10 degrees flap extension) in the POH indicated that the airplane would require 2,100 feet to takeoff and climb to a 50-foot height. The runway used during the accident flight was 3,962 feet long. Examination of the thermally destroyed wreckage failed to reveal a reason for the lack of expected airplane performance.