What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
June 13, 2019 at 1530 CDT, an Air tractor 502B, was unable to accelerate and climb while in ground effect. The aircraft began to encounter the brush off the departure end of the runway and crashed into the field. The aircraft was substantially damaged in the post crash fire. The airman was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. During FAA onsite investigation, the airman stated there were no mechanical issues with the aircraft. He also stated that it was high density altitude and an overloaded aircraft which caused poor takeoff performance. He admitted to not taking into account the high density altitude along with attempting to fly above maximum allowable gross weight.
As the FAA filed it
JUNE 13, 2019 AT 1530 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR 502B, WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND CLIMB WHILE IN GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER THE BRUSH OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRMAN WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. DURING FAA ONSITE INVESTIGATION, THE AIRMAN STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND AN OVERLOADED AIRCRAFT WHICH CAUSED POOR TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE. HE ADMITTED TO NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE ALONG WITH ATTEMPTING TO FLY ABOVE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.