What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed on takeoff under unknown circumstances. (.4) the private pilot was attempting a southwesterly departure from a 650 feet long off airport landing site. He stated that about midway into the takeoff run, the airplane became airborne, but failed to gain sufficient altitude to clear a stand of willow trees at the end of the takeoff run. During an interview the pilot said: 'I was about 5 or 6 feet high when the strong winds pushed the airplane into the willows at the end of the takeoff area.' The pilot reported in his written statement to the NTSB, that the wind conditions at the time of the accident were from the southwest at 15 knots, with peak gusts to 20 knots.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOUTHWESTERLY DEPARTURE FROM A 650 FEET LONG OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE. HE STATED THAT ABOUT MIDWAY INTO THE TAKEOFF RUN, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT FAILED TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A STAND OF WILLOW TREES AT THE END OF THE TAKEOFF RUN. DURING AN INTERVIEW THE PILOT SAID: 'I WAS ABOUT 5 OR 6 FEET HIGH WHEN THE STRONG WINDS PUSHED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE WILLOWS AT THE END OF THE TAKEOFF AREA.' THE PILOT REPORTED IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE NTSB, THAT THE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS, WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.