[7] According to the NTSB report: "At approximately 07:11 Local Time, the aircraft crashed a half-mile north of the airport in a wooded area.

As the landing gear began to retract, the aircraft rolled abruptly and violently to the right to an angle of bank estimated by the flight crew to have reached 90°.

He, approximately 110 feet beyond the departure threshold of Runway 35, succeeded in leveling the wings prior to final ground contact.

"[5] According to the NTSB report, the probable cause was: "A stall near the upper limits of ground effect, with subsequent loss of control as a result of aerodynamic and weight penalties of airfoil icing.

The board also finds that the crew selected an improper takeoff thrust for the existing gross weight condition of the aircraft.

"[5] Anderson Construction Company took 12 hours to salvage and tow the 27.5-ton aircraft to the Air National Guard hangar for further examination by the NTSB.