HAZLEHURST, MS, USA
N951X
GRUMMAN G164A
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WITH A HEAVY LOAD ON A HOT DAY. THE ACFT HAD 1600 LBSOF DRY FERTILIZER, 42 GALLONS OF FUEL FOR TAKEOFF. THE PLT STATED HE GOT INTO 'DOWNDRAFTS' IN THE ROLLING HILLS AND HE JETTISONED THE LOAD BUT THE RATE OF DUMP WAS TOO SLOW AND THE ACFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES. HE STATED THAT 'THE 450 ENGINE COULD NOT CARRY ALL THAT WEIGHT ON A HOT DAY'. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 90 DEGREES F.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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