What happened
During an attempted departure from an 1,800-foot grass runway characterized by an uphill slope, the pilot was unable to reach rotation speed. The runway conditions consisted of soft turf with grass heights ranging between 6 and 10 inches.
The aircraft was carrying a total load of four people—the pilot and three adult passengers—along with 52 gallons of fuel. As the aircraft reached approximately three-quarters of the way down the runway, it had not yet achieved lift-off airspeed. The pilot determined that it was too late to perform an aborted takeoff and proceeded to rotate the aircraft while retracting the landing gear.
Following rotation, the aircraft struck several trees that were 8 to 10 feet in height at the departure end of the runway. The aircraft then crashed into a nearby farmer's field. There were no fatalities reported in the accident.