What happened
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(.19) On July 21, 2001, at 1930 central daylight time, a grumman-schweizer G-164A, N5398, spray airplane, operated by a commercial pilot was destroyed during takeoff from a private airstrip 2 miles southeast of dodge center, Minnesota, when it ran off the runway. A post-crash fire ensued. Visual meteorological condtions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aerial application flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 137 without a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot told a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector that during the takeoff roll, the tail came up and the airplane drifted to the left. The left wing tip got caught in the corn crop and drug the airplane in. The FAA inspector examined the airplane at the accident site. The airplane was consumed by the post-crash fire. Corn crop in the immediate vicinity of the airplane was also consumed by fire. Flight control continuity was established. An examination of the engine, engine controls and remaining airplane systems revealed no anomalies. (-23) on 07/21/01 at 0000Z (1900 local) a Grumman 164A (ag cat) owned and operated by steven holmseth (fairmont aerial ag) crashed while attempting to take off from a private grass strip 3 miles south west of the dodge center, MN airport. VFR conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, Mr. Holmseth was uninjured. The PIC holds a commercial certificate (asel).
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 21, 2001, AT 1930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN-SCHWEIZER G-164A, N5398, SPRAY AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS DESTROYED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DODGE CENTER, MINNESOTA, WHEN IT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING TIP GOT CAUGHT IN THE CORN CROP AND DRUG THE AIRPLANE IN. THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONSUMED BY THE POST-CRASH FIRE. CORN CROP IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE AIRPLANE WAS ALSO CONSUMED BY FIRE. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND REMAINING AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. (-23) ON 07/21/01 AT 0000Z (1900 LOCAL) A GRUMMAN 164A (AG CAT) OWNED AND OPERATED BY STEVEN HOLMSETH (FAIRMONT AERIAL AG) CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP 3 MILES SOUTH WEST OF THE DODGE CENTER, MN AIRPORT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, MR. HOLMSETH WAS UNINJURED. THE PIC HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (ASEL).
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