What happened
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(-23) Aircraft collided with the terrain following takeoff from runway 7 at Colfax, was airport (S94). The owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 137. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the firewall, fuselage, and empennage by impact forces. The operator reported that this was the 14th flight of the day and fueled the airplane prior to the 13th flight. About 100 feet above ground level following departure, the engine lost power. The pilot landed straight ahead on a muddy dirt field approximately 1300' from the end of the runway;the airplane nosed over, and both the engine and right gear separated from the airframe. The pilot was not injured and no post fire was reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 7 AT COLFAX, WAS AIRPORT (S94). THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE BY IMPACT FORCES. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE 14TH FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND FUELED THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE 13TH FLIGHT. ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FOLLOWING DEPARTURE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A MUDDY DIRT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1300' FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY;THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, AND BOTH THE ENGINE AND RIGHT GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND NO POST FIRE WAS REPORTED.
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