What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot taxied the airplane to the end of the grass strip, and positioned the airplane to depart the strip diagonally, in an effort to take advantage of the existing wind conditions. During the takeoff, the airplane began to climb; however it remained in ground effect. The airplane then struck a tree and a power line, shearing off the right wing from the fuselage. The airplane descended back to the ground, nosed over, and came to rest inverted in a hay field. High density altitude was a causal factor, it was computed to be 3,500 at the time the accident occurred.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE END OF THE GRASS STRIP, AND POSITIONED THE AIRPLANE TO DEPART THE STRIP DIAGONALLY, IN AN EFFORT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO CLIMB; HOWEVER IT REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRPLANE THEN STRUCK A TREE AND A POWER LINE, SHEARING OFF THE RIGHT WING FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED BACK TO THE GROUND, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A HAY FIELD. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A CAUSAL FACTOR, IT WAS COMPUTED TO BE 3,500 AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.