What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated that he was attempting to take off from the grass strip at Seymour, Tennessee. His intended destination was sky ranch air park, a distance of about 10 miles west of Seymour. Weather in the area was marginal VFR due to light precipitation, drizzle and rain. The pilot stated that he had phoned ahead to check on the weather at sky ranch. He stated that he cleared his windshield but that it immediately fogged up on the takeoff roll. As he lost visibility he attempted to abort the takeoff. The aircraft drifted to the left, through some bushes at the edge of the runway and then skidded sideways in the mud at the edge of the runway. The landing gear dug into the mud, causing the aircraft to flip upside down just as it was coming to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM THE GRASS STRIP AT SEYMOUR, TENNESSEE. HIS INTENDED DESTINATION WAS SKY RANCH AIR PARK, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF SEYMOUR. WEATHER IN THE AREA WAS MARGINAL VFR DUE TO LIGHT PRECIPITATION, DRIZZLE AND RAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PHONED AHEAD TO CHECK ON THE WEATHER AT SKY RANCH. HE STATED THAT HE CLEARED HIS WINDSHIELD BUT THAT IT IMMEDIATELY FOGGED UP ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AS HE LOST VISIBILITY HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, THROUGH SOME BUSHES AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN SKIDDED SIDEWAYS IN THE MUD AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE MUD, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN JUST AS IT WAS COMING TO A STOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.