What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that he experanced a loss of power on takeoff. Aircraft became airborn cleared a fence when the power decayed, aircraft clipped the tops of trees and crash landed on a golf course, right wing impacted a tree at aproximitly eight feet up detaching the outbord six foot of wing, left wing impacted three seperat trees detaching the outbourd three foot of wing. The aircraft skided through an empty pond exiting a six foot imbankment which rotated the aircraft 180 deg coming to rest 100 feet from the edge of the pond. The right fuel tank was compromized and spilt all contents, the hopper contained 320 gal of eathopon and fungiside mix onto the ground. The pilot exited the aircraft after relizing the engine was still running and shut the fuel supply off shutting off the engine. After engine examination it was discovered that the engine was producing 80 - 90 percent power, the pilot had been carring 320 lbs od chenical and 3/4 tank fuel, starting at 0500 and 60 deg temp, his load and fuel never changed all day, at the time of the accident it was 85 deg and he departed down wind. The aircraft was heavy and the temp was hot, preformance of the aircraft was degraded to the point of not flying.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERANCED A LOSS OF POWER ON TAKEOFF.AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORN CLEARED A FENCE WHEN THE POWER DECAYED, AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE TOPS OF TREES AND CRASH LANDED ON A GOLF COURSE, RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE AT APROXIMITLY EIGHT FEET UP DETACHING THE OUTBORD SIX FOOT OF WING, LEFT WING IMPACTED THREE SEPERAT TREES DETACHING THE OUTBOURD THREE FOOT OF WING.THE AIRCRAFT SKIDED THROUGH AN EMPTY POND EXITING A SIX FOOT IMBANKMENT WHICH ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEG COMING TO REST 100 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE POND.THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS COMPROMIZED AND SPILT ALL CONTENTS, THE HOPPER CONTAINED 320 GAL OF EATHOPON AND FUNGISIDE MIX ONTO THE GROUND.THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER RELIZING THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND SHUT THE FUEL SUPPLY OFF SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE.AFTER ENGINE EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING 80 - 90 PERCENT POWER, THE PILOT HAD BEEN CARRING 320 LBS OD CHENICAL AND 3/4 TANK FUEL, STARTING AT 0500 AND 60 DEG TEMP, HIS LOAD AND FUEL NEVER CHANGED ALL DAY, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT WAS 85 DEG AND HE DEPARTED DOWN WIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVY AND THE TEMP WAS HOT, PREFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEGRADED TO THE POINT OF NOT FLYING.
NTSB investigation
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