What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit on takeoff and aircraft crashed on the end of the runway. (-23) at approximately 9:30 am, edgar s. causbie, attempted on 3 different occasions to take-off from the airport at Horseshoe Bend (6M2), AR in a Stinson 108, N800C. The engine, according to an eyewitness quit on all three attempts. On the fourth attempt, the aircraft reached an altitude of approximately 50 feet before the engine quit again, the pilot elected to make a hard left turn to avoid power lines, and impacted terrain approximately 30 yards beyond the end of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot and his passenger (wife) sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM, EDGAR S. CAUSBIE, ATTEMPTED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO TAKE-OFF FROM THE AIRPORT AT HORSESHOE BEND (6M2), AR IN A STINSON 108, N800C. THE ENGINE, ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS QUIT ON ALL THREE ATTEMPTS. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN TO AVOID POWER LINES, AND IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER (WIFE) SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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