What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff he became disoriented in the fog. The airplane contacted powerlines southwest of the departure end of the airport. The powerlines were slightly below the airstrip field elevation. The airplane then traveled approximately 3/4 of a mile prior to impacting the terrain. It then continued to travel approximately 900 feet prior to contacting trees, coming to rest, and being destroyed by fire. The pilot received a weather briefing just prior to the takeoff. He was not issued, not did he request current local conditions. (-23) aircraft flew into fog after lift-off. Failed to climb & descended into power lines a 1/4 of a mile from the runway.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HE BECAME DISORIENTED IN THE FOG. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED POWERLINES SOUTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRPORT. THE POWERLINES WERE SLIGHTLY BELOW THE AIRSTRIP FIELD ELEVATION. THE AIRPLANE THEN TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE TERRAIN. IT THEN CONTINUED TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET PRIOR TO CONTACTING TREES, COMING TO REST, AND BEING DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING JUST PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF. HE WAS NOT ISSUED, NOT DID HE REQUEST CURRENT LOCAL CONDITIONS. (-23) AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO FOG AFTER LIFT-OFF. FAILED TO CLIMB & DESCENDED INTO POWER LINES A 1/4 OF A MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.