What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he had been operating from Hazelton Municipal Airport (altitude 4173) all day and was on load number 15 for the day. The wind was 3 to 5 knots and switching direction all day. On this load he loaded 700 gals weighing about 6300 lb. The electronic wind meter showed winds from the NE. He back taxied and started his takeoff roll, taking off to the east. The tail of the aircraft did not come up when it usually did. He used all of the runway and added more flap (30 degrees) to get the aircraft in the Air. The aircraft started settling back towards the ground. The pilot opened the hydraulic gate trying to dump only part of the load to allow the aircraft to fly. When he opened the gate the aircraft pitched severely nose up. He pushed the nose over and the rt wing dropped then the aircraft pitched straight down to the ground. The aircraft impacted the ground directly on the nose. Temp at the time of the accident was about 90 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING FROM HAZELTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ALTITUDE 4173) ALL DAY AND WAS ON LOAD NUMBER 15 FOR THE DAY. THE WIND WAS 3 TO 5 KNOTS AND SWITCHING DIRECTION ALL DAY. ON THIS LOAD HE LOADED 700 GALS WEIGHING ABOUT 6300 LB. THE ELECTRONIC WIND METER SHOWED WINDS FROM THE NE. HE BACK TAXIED AND STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL, TAKING OFF TO THE EAST. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT COME UP WHEN IT USUALLY DID. HE USED ALL OF THE RUNWAY AND ADDED MORE FLAP (30 DEGREES) TO GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SETTLING BACK TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE PILOT OPENED THE HYDRAULIC GATE TRYING TO DUMP ONLY PART OF THE LOAD TO ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO FLY. WHEN HE OPENED THE GATE THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED SEVERELY NOSE UP. HE PUSHED THE NOSE OVER AND THE RT WING DROPPED THEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DIRECTLY ON THE NOSE. TEMP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.