From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During crop dusting operation pilot attempted to takeoff, was observered pulling off rwy but settling back several times, as he floated back into Air hit 25 ft palm aprox. 100 ft from end of rwy, impacted ground aprox. 100FT later and overturned. Pilot failed to jetison load.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CROP DUSTING OPERATION PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF, WAS OBSERVERED PULLING OFF RWY BUT SETTLING BACK SEVERAL TIMES, AS HE FLOATED BACK INTO AIR HIT 25 FT PALM APROX. 100 FT FROM END OF RWY, IMPACTED GROUND APROX. 100FT LATER AND OVERTURNED. PILOT FAILED TO JETISON LOAD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.