What happened
During a local crop dusting operation, an aircraft was involved in a sequence of impacts immediately following its departure from the ground. While attempting to climb away after becoming airborne, the plane descended into a gully and made contact with the ground on its main wheels.
As the aircraft regained flight, it struck the upper strand of a wire fence. The subsequent path of the plane led it into a rock-filled paddock, where it collided with a tractor. The force of these impacts caused the aircraft to flip over and catch fire. While the aircraft was completely destroyed in the wreckage, the pilot escaped the accident without any injuries.
Findings
Official investigations concluded that the primary factor in the accident was the failure of the aircraft to maintain sufficient altitude to climb away, which led to the initial ground contact and the subsequent chain of collisions with the fence and farm machinery.