DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED WILLOW TREES WHICH SWERVED THE AIRCRAFT FARTHER INTO BRUSH. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND BRAKED TO A STOP. ENGINE FIRE STARTED WHICH CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

Contributing Factors

OBJECT..TREE(S)

Contributing Factors

GROUND LOOP/SWERVE..UNCONTROLLED..PILOT IN COMMAND

Contributing Factors

TERRAIN CONDITION..HIGH VEGETATION

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