On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 07:59:53 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Don't forget the basics you learned from your instructor: "take off
INTO the wind"

Writing generally, and not about this particular accidents, there are many
instances where that is not the best course of action, and it is safer to
takeoff with a tail wind than a head wind. Of course, you need to do the
math, but you should be doing that, to some extent, before any operation.
--ron