What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Reported power loss on climbout. Hit trees. Over gross. Hot day. Downwind was a factor. (-23) on August 20, 1995, at 1620 EDT, a Aeronca 7AC, N2934E, owned and operated by jerry lee larabee crashed on takeoff during a local sightseeing pleasure flight. VFR flight conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private pilot was seriously injured. The female passenger was treated and released. The private pilot was properly licensed. The flight originated at Warren Airport, 62D, on August 20, 1995, at 1618 EDT.
As the FAA filed it
REPORTED POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. HIT TREES. OVER GROSS. HOT DAY. DOWNWIND WAS A FACTOR. (-23) ON AUGUST 20, 1995, AT 1620 EDT, A AERONCA 7AC, N2934E, OWNED AND OPERATED BY JERRY LEE LARABEE CRASHED ON TAKEOFF DURING A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING PLEASURE FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FEMALE PASSENGER WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS PROPERLY LICENSED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WARREN AIRPORT, 62D, ON AUGUST 20, 1995, AT 1618 EDT.
NTSB investigation
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