What happened
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10/7/12 PIC fairbanks and one pax departed otz landed at Candle 2 (AK75) took off from AK75, landing at an old mining camp approx 8 miles south of Candle, Ak (AK49). PIC and pax upon takeoff from AK49 gravel airstrip, hillside to the right, experienced a quartering headwind from the right. As aircraft rotated during takeoff, PIC claims windshear, felt loss of lift, tail struck first, MLG struck down hard and dropped to the ground, airplane bounced back into the air but left wheel hit soft spot pulling airplane left down steep slope/drop off to a creek bed where airplane hit some willows before hitting nose first in a dirt hill. PIC and pax exited airplane, noticed fire under engine, unable to use fire extinguisher damaged due to crash, grabbed some gear, within two minutes entire plane burned. Airplane had approx. 200 lbs of moose meat, other cargo, full fuel.
As the FAA filed it
10/7/12 PIC FAIRBANKS AND ONE PAX DEPARTED OTZ LANDED AT CANDLE 2 (AK75) TOOK OFF FROM AK75, LANDING AT AN OLD MINING CAMP APPROX 8 MILES SOUTH OF CANDLE, AK (AK49). PIC AND PAX UPON TAKEOFF FROM AK49 GRAVEL AIRSTRIP, HILLSIDE TO THE RIGHT, EXPERIENCED A QUARTERING HEADWIND FROM THE RIGHT. AS AIRCRAFT ROTATED DURING TAKEOFF, PIC CLAIMS WINDSHEAR, FELT LOSS OF LIFT, TAIL STRUCK FIRST, MLG STRUCK DOWN HARD AND DROPPED TO THE GROUND, AIRPLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR BUT LEFT WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT PULLING AIRPLANE LEFT DOWN STEEP SLOPE/DROP OFF TO A CREEK BED WHERE AIRPLANE HIT SOME WILLOWS BEFORE HITTING NOSE FIRST IN A DIRT HILL. PIC AND PAX EXITED AIRPLANE, NOTICED FIRE UNDER ENGINE, UNABLE TO USE FIRE EXTINGUISHER DAMAGED DUE TO CRASH, GRABBED SOME GEAR, WITHIN TWO MINUTES ENTIRE PLANE BURNED. AIRPLANE HAD APPROX. 200 LBS OF MOOSE MEAT, OTHER CARGO, FULL FUEL.
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