What happened
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Aircraft took off, climbed to 200FT, gust of wind, pilot lost control, crashed into lower level of house. (.4) the pilot-in-command took off against the advice of two acquaintances who warned him of the 'strong, gusty winds.' Numerous surface weather observations throughout the northwest Washington area indicated a strong southerly flow with gusty wind conditions, and a rapid pressure rise at a number of reporting stations. Witnesses reported observing the homebuilt single-place volkswagen-powered wooden aircraft depart from runway 10 and shortly thereafter execute a descending left turn out of view. A witness reported hearing the engine up to the time of the impact. The wooden propeller's two blades were shattered outboard of the hub. The pilot's total flight time as of his last medical conducted December 28, 1995, was reported as 60 hours.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, CLIMBED TO 200FT, GUST OF WIND, PILOT LOST CONTROL, CRASHED INTO LOWER LEVEL OF HOUSE. (.4) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TOOK OFF AGAINST THE ADVICE OF TWO ACQUAINTANCES WHO WARNED HIM OF THE 'STRONG, GUSTY WINDS.' NUMEROUS SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHWEST WASHINGTON AREA INDICATED A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, AND A RAPID PRESSURE RISE AT A NUMBER OF REPORTING STATIONS. WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE HOMEBUILT SINGLE-PLACE VOLKSWAGEN-POWERED WOODEN AIRCRAFT DEPART FROM RUNWAY 10 AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER EXECUTE A DESCENDING LEFT TURN OUT OF VIEW. A WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE UP TO THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE WOODEN PROPELLER'S TWO BLADES WERE SHATTERED OUTBOARD OF THE HUB. THE PILOT'S TOTAL FLIGHT TIME AS OF HIS LAST MEDICAL CONDUCTED DECEMBER 28, 1995, WAS REPORTED AS 60 HOURS.
NTSB investigation
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