What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft took off, became airborne, settled back to the ground. (-23) on 7-16-97 at 2300 CDT, a PA-28-151 aircraft, N41371, owned by pietsch, minot, ND and flown by scott brekhus impacted a road grading at the departure end of runway 26 Fessenden, ND (D24) while attempting to takeoff. No flight plan was filed for the local sightseeing flight which occurred during VMC. No injuries were sustained by the commercial pilot or three passengers. The aircraft received substantial damage after coming to rest 200 ft. west of the impact site on a heading of 320 degrees. The main landing gear were sheared off, nose gear bent aft flush with the underside of fuselage, buckling of the empanage aft of the baggage area, fuselage underside forward of main spar buckled, prop bent, both flaps bent, firewall bent.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, BECAME AIRBORNE, SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. (-23) ON 7-16-97 AT 2300 CDT, A PA-28-151 AIRCRAFT, N41371, OWNED BY PIETSCH, MINOT, ND AND FLOWN BY SCOTT BREKHUS IMPACTED A ROAD GRADING AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 26 FESSENDEN, ND (D24) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WHICH OCCURRED DURING VMC. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OR THREE PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COMING TO REST 200 FT. WEST OF THE IMPACT SITE ON A HEADING OF 320 DEGREES. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF, NOSE GEAR BENT AFT FLUSH WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE, BUCKLING OF THE EMPANAGE AFT OF THE BAGGAGE AREA, FUSELAGE UNDERSIDE FORWARD OF MAIN SPAR BUCKLED, PROP BENT, BOTH FLAPS BENT, FIREWALL BENT.
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