What happened
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(-23) Aircraft entered 7' corn stocks and impacted ground at high angle, nose down and in left bank approximately 100 yards off center and midfield of the 3120' grass runway. The aircraft found upright facing 180 degrees to direction of travel. Upper area of vegetation at initial entry has several severed leaves and stocks, lower area of vegetation, to the left, has broken stocks. Prop broken from engine shaft has one blade bent back with no twist or leading edge damage. Wing damage limited to left tip. Little to no vegetation smear on wing leading edges. Pilot remembers power application for takeoff, the left wing tip impacting the ground and walking out of the cornfield. Other portions of the events he does not recall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ENTERED 7' CORN STOCKS AND IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH ANGLE, NOSE DOWN AND IN LEFT BANK APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS OFF CENTER AND MIDFIELD OF THE 3120' GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FOUND UPRIGHT FACING 180 DEGREES TO DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. UPPER AREA OF VEGETATION AT INITIAL ENTRY HAS SEVERAL SEVERED LEAVES AND STOCKS, LOWER AREA OF VEGETATION, TO THE LEFT, HAS BROKEN STOCKS. PROP BROKEN FROM ENGINE SHAFT HAS ONE BLADE BENT BACK WITH NO TWIST OR LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. WING DAMAGE LIMITED TO LEFT TIP. LITTLE TO NO VEGETATION SMEAR ON WING LEADING EDGES. PILOT REMEMBERS POWER APPLICATION FOR TAKEOFF, THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTING THE GROUND AND WALKING OUT OF THE CORNFIELD. OTHER PORTIONS OF THE EVENTS HE DOES NOT RECALL.
NTSB investigation
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