What happened
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(-23) Pilot stated during takeoff the aircraft did not achieve takeoff power. The aircraft started to fly then the right spray boom struck crops. The aircraft then flipped over. The pilot did not notice manifold pressure or RPM readings while attempting to take off. (.19) on July 26, 2002, at 1100 central daylight time, an air tractor 301, N3167P, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted into a soybean field and nosed over during takeoff from a private airstrip. The 14 CFR part 137 aerial application flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot received minor injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACHIEVE TAKEOFF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO FLY THEN THE RIGHT SPRAY BOOM STRUCK CROPS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE MANIFOLD PRESSURE OR RPM READINGS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF. (.19) ON JULY 26, 2002, AT 1100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR 301, N3167P, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD AND NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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