From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Used poor takeoff technigue and failed clear trees off end of runway. Tree tops same level as runway. (-23) pilot departed from Private airstrip which was 1850 feet long and failed to clear trees approx. 300 feet past the end of the runway. Top of trees were approx same altitude as runway.
As the FAA filed it
USED POOR TAKEOFF TECHNIGUE AND FAILED CLEAR TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY. TREE TOPS SAME LEVEL AS RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED FROM PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WHICH WAS 1850 FEET LONG AND FAILED TO CLEAR TREES APPROX. 300 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY. TOP OF TREES WERE APPROX SAME ALTITUDE AS RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.