What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was departing a gravel road behind another aircraft of the same make and model. Pilot states he had made 5 previous takeoffs that day from the road. The pilot states he lifted off at 70 mph with 15 degrees of flaps. Pilot states the aircraft started sinking with insufficient time or altitude to dump the load and impacted the ground. The aircraft traveled down into the drainage ditch to the left, up the side of the ditch and into the field. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, numerous fence posts and barbed wire were taken down in the process. The aircraft was turned 90 degrees to the right in the skid.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING A GRAVEL ROAD BEHIND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. PILOT STATES HE HAD MADE 5 PREVIOUS TAKEOFFS THAT DAY FROM THE ROAD. THE PILOT STATES HE LIFTED OFF AT 70 MPH WITH 15 DEGREES OF FLAPS. PILOT STATES THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SINKING WITH INSUFFICIENT TIME OR ALTITUDE TO DUMP THE LOAD AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED DOWN INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH TO THE LEFT, UP THE SIDE OF THE DITCH AND INTO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NUMEROUS FENCE POSTS AND BARBED WIRE WERE TAKEN DOWN IN THE PROCESS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT IN THE SKID.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.