Just a guess
Pilot: 240 lbs
Wife: 180 lbs
Son : 100 lbs
Son: 70 lbs
Luggage: ~125 lbs (or more)
~ 715 lbs
Fuel: probably at max
Density altitude
Ok. I'm going with over max weight for this aircraft coupled with get homeitis.
Good landing.
Even better landing if the plane wasn't damaged.
I flew in Hurricane Andrew while crewing an HH3F. Fun stuff.
This is insanity. It's not like the storm popped up out of nowhere.
Flames shooting out the back? ........ perfectly ok.
Coming out the front or sides?.....not ok.
Some mech probably put a spark plug in the tailpipe and ran it rich.