What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot reported the aircraft did not accelerate normally on takeoff roll, and that the tail did not come up at the same point on the runway that it normally did. After lift-off the pilot started dumping the load of liquid fertilizer, the aircraft still lost altitude, striking a 5 foot tall steel post which severed about four feet of the right wing tip. The aircraft then impacted the ground, knocked the propeller off, slid into a berm, breaking the tail of the aircraft off, and finally slid to stop about 150 feet from the end of the runway. The aircraft subsequently caught fire which demolished the entire fuselage and part of both wings.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AND THAT THE TAIL DID NOT COME UP AT THE SAME POINT ON THE RUNWAY THAT IT NORMALLY DID. AFTER LIFT-OFF THE PILOT STARTED DUMPING THE LOAD OF LIQUID FERTILIZER, THE AIRCRAFT STILL LOST ALTITUDE, STRIKING A 5 FOOT TALL STEEL POST WHICH SEVERED ABOUT FOUR FEET OF THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND, KNOCKED THE PROPELLER OFF, SLID INTO A BERM, BREAKING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT OFF, AND FINALLY SLID TO STOP ABOUT 150 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT FIRE WHICH DEMOLISHED THE ENTIRE FUSELAGE AND PART OF BOTH WINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.