What happened
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(-23) On takeoff to the north from his private strip aircraft cleared the road at the north end of the runway and went between trees east and west side of runway aircraft right wing tip went down contacted the ground and aircraft came to rest 45 degrees facing the end of the runway east south east. (.19) on June 29, 2001, about 1947 central daylight time, an air tractor AT-301, N3656B, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain on initial climbout from a private airstrip near Grygla, Minnesota. The aerial application flight was operating under 14 CFR part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON TAKEOFF TO THE NORTH FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIP AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE ROAD AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT BETWEEN TREES EAST AND WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP WENT DOWN CONTACTED THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 45 DEGREES FACING THE END OF THE RUNWAY EAST SOUTH EAST. (.19) ON JUNE 29, 2001, ABOUT 1947 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-301, N3656B, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR GRYGLA, MINNESOTA. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
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