What happened
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(-23) On June 6, 2001, at approximately 1430 CDT, grumann-schweizer, G-164-B, N48721, an agricultural airplane, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during takeoff near Portia, Arkansas. The airplane was registered to hicks farm, inc. and operated by hoxie flying service of walnut ridge, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 137 aerial application flight. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident to dispense dry fertilizer to a rice field. Preliminary information indicates that the fully loaded airplane departed the private staging airstrip to the west with a quartering tailwind. During the takeoff initial climb, the airplane's right wing struck a tree. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground in a near inverted, nose vertical attitude. The airplane came to rest upright and was consumed by the ensuing fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 CDT, GRUMANN-SCHWEIZER, G-164-B, N48721, AN AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF NEAR PORTIA, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO HICKS FARM, INC. AND OPERATED BY HOXIE FLYING SERVICE OF WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO DISPENSE DRY FERTILIZER TO A RICE FIELD. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE FULLY LOADED AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE PRIVATE STAGING AIRSTRIP TO THE WEST WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR INVERTED, NOSE VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND WAS CONSUMED BY THE ENSUING FIRE.
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