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.
Early liftoff full load. Settled on raising gear and flaps. Unable clear terrain and trees. Bellied in grassy area. (-23) departed short grass strip with a right cross wind. Aircraft was unable to climb out of valley after pilot retracted gear and flaps. Aircraft settled into ground and slid into trees and brush.
As the FAA filed it
EARLY LIFTOFF FULL LOAD. SETTLED ON RAISING GEAR AND FLAPS. UNABLE CLEAR TERRAIN AND TREES. BELLIED IN GRASSY AREA. (-23) DEPARTED SHORT GRASS STRIP WITH A RIGHT CROSS WIND. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF VALLEY AFTER PILOT RETRACTED GEAR AND FLAPS. AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO GROUND AND SLID INTO TREES AND BRUSH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.