What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft crashed immediately after takeoff into a corn field at end of runway. (.4)the pilot departed with a passenger and full fuel. A witness observed the accident airplane takeoff and rotated to a "very high pitch attutide." The airplane's pitch lowered a little, followed by the left wing, and then the airplane descended and landed nose first in a cornfield next to the runway. The pilot stated that he had not completed weight and balance computations. Weight and balance calculations indicated that the airplane had been loaded above its maximum gross weight limit of 1,600 pounds by 156 pounds. Examination of the wreckage did not disclose any evidence of machanical malfunction with the airplane or the engine.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF INTO A CORN FIELD AT END OF RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT DEPARTED WITH A PASSENGER AND FULL FUEL. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE TAKEOFF AND ROTATED TO A "VERY HIGH PITCH ATTUTIDE." THE AIRPLANE'S PITCH LOWERED A LITTLE, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING, AND THEN THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND LANDED NOSE FIRST IN A CORNFIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT COMPLETED WEIGHT AND BALANCE COMPUTATIONS. WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN LOADED ABOVE ITS MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT OF 1,600 POUNDS BY 156 POUNDS. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF MACHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE OR THE ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.